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Homelessness is solvable.
This is not a radical belief — we work with more than 80 cities and counties making it a reality every day.
We can create a future
where homelessness is never inevitable or a way of life.
Many communities are already on their way
The New York Times, “A Drive to Get Homelessness to Zero“
“If you’re eager to be reminded that humane and inspiring civic leadership still exists, read on.”
How we help communities end homelessness
Our work seeks to answer one urgent question: what will it take to create a lasting end to homelessness that leaves no one behind?
Built for Zero
More than 70 communities are demonstrating what is possible when homeless systems are designed to get to zero.
Moving Upstream
In order to end homelessness for good, we must understand how to prevent it.
Creating housing, faster
A social-impact investment model is solving for affordable housing challenges in a way that can be replicated by nearly any community.
ZERO IS A MINDSET, A METHODOLOGY,
AND A GROWING REALITY
Stories
New York Times best-selling author Dan Heath features Built for Zero in new book, Upstream
The book features problem solvers and innovators, including Rockford, Illinois, a community dedicated to ending all homelessness, through Built for Zero.
Stories
Race and homelessness are inextricably linked. Here’s what we’re doing about it.
Built for Zero is working to develop a roadmap for homeless response systems that addresses racial disparities. We believe that the same rigorous improvement techniques that have helped communities drive better outcomes across the general population can also help them surface and begin to dismantle the racism that pervades public systems.
Stories
Built for Zero one of Fast Company’s “10 world-changing solutions” of 2019
We’re proud to be recognized as one of Fast Company’s most inspiring stories of the year. The magazine featured Built for Zero’s data-driven efforts to end homelessness.
NEWS
Analysis on unemployment projects 40-45% increase in homelessness this year
Columbia University economist estimates 800,000 Americans could be experiencing homelessness by summer. “This is unprecedented,” Dr. Brendan O’Flaherty said. “No one living has seen an increase of 10% of unemployment in a month.”
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