Homeless responders, organizations, and staff shared their voices during our World Homelessness Week Twitter chat. We discussed ways that elected officials, faith leaders, and other community members can play a role in ending homelessness.
How does homelessness impact your community?
Homelessness takes from all of us, but it also takes all of us to change that. How are you working to make homelessness rare and brief?
The Cumberland County Hub is part of Built for Zero, a movement of over 100 cities and counties that work to measurably end homelessness for entire populations. With tools, such as quality, by-name data, communities are able to know individuals experiencing homelessness and target resources to match them into stable housing.
Arlington County, Virginia, joined Built for Zero in 2015 and reached functional zero for veteran homelessness that same year. Functional zero for veteran homelessness means that fewer veterans are experiencing homelessness than can be routinely housed in a month, with a minimum threshold of 3 veterans.
What is inspiring you in the movement to make homelessness rare and brief?
Metro Denver is working to develop data-driven systems that can make homelessness rare and brief.
Built for Zero is partnering with states to bridge strategy and support across local and state efforts to accelerate an end to homelessness.
What role do business leaders play when it comes to ending homelessness? How has this shown up in your community?
Homeless response leaders are the backbone of the work to end homelessness. What are some examples of leaders doing this work in your community?
Why are elected officials a vital part of the solution to end homelessness?
Faith communities are known to step up when it comes to ending homelessness. How have you seen this in action?
Faith leaders and organizations can support community-wide efforts to make homelessness rare and brief.
How about health care leaders? How can they help us end homelessness? How have you seen that in action?
Across the country, health systems are proving they have a critical role to play in helping communities end homelessness at a population level. Health care systems have embraced this role, understanding that promoting positive health outcomes — and advancing the overall health and well being of their communities— extends beyond the delivery of medical care.