EPISODE 5
Housing to homes
Jacksonville, Florida
Landlords hold one of the missing pieces in the puzzle to solve homelessness: housing. Two of them, Tahmica and Jodie, do their part by renting their units to veterans and formerly homeless tenants. Kayla, a former tenant, dreams of following in Tahmica’s footsteps.
STORYTELLERS:
Tahmica McNair | Property Owner
Jodie & Dayton Zeigler | Property Owners
Kayla Shavers | Tenant
Laura Lane | Veteran System Coordinator, Changing Homelessness
Robert Conrad | Director Of Client Services, Changing Homelessness
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Partnering with landlords
Robert and Laura from Changing Homelessness share insights about the role of property owners in the efforts to solve veteran homelessness.
EPISODE 4
Keep showing up
Minneapolis, Minnesota
What is it like to be a social worker? Tnanita works to help her unhoused neighbors move into housing and thrive. In a big city like Minneapolis, keeping hope alive in others as well as in herself is a beautiful struggle that takes solid partnerships and the dedication to keep showing up.
STORYTELLERS:
Tnanita Hatley | Social Worker, Hennepin County Homeless to Housing
Randy Flowers | System Navigator, Hennepin County Homeless to Housing
Denise Williams | Tnanita’s former client
David Hewitt | Director of Housing Stability, Hennepin County
Danielle Werder | Senior Department Administrator, Housing Stability, Hennepin County
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A big city taking on a big challenge
Minneapolis is a large city on the leading edge of solving chronic homelessness. Danielle and David from Hennepin County talk about what it takes to truly support our most vulnerable neighbors.
EPISODE 3
Let it grow
Gulf Coast, Mississippi
In Gulf Coast, Mississippi, the community is leaning on young adults who have experienced homelessness to drive system change. Caitlyn and Samantha, two members of the advisory board for the region’s homeless coalition, share their insights and lived expertise to help redefine how to solve youth homelessness.
STORYTELLERS:
Caitlyn Sullivan | Young Adult Advisory Board member
Samantha Hall | Young Adult Advisory Board member
Antwon Wells | Youth Programs Coordinator, Open Doors Homeless Coalition
Dena Wittmann, Ph.D. | Executive Director, Open Doors Homeless Coalition
Carissa Corbett | Program Manager, Rapid Rehousing, Climb CDC
EPISODE 2
Things are turning around
Denver, Colorado
Nathan, a U.S. Army veteran with a huge heart, reflects on the series of events that led him and his girlfriend onto the streets of Denver in single-digit temperatures. He was eventually connected to housing thanks to the coalition led by VA leaders like Mary and Lauren, who will do whatever it takes to get veterans into permanent housing.
STORYTELLERS:
Nathan Hansley | U.S. Army veteran
Mary Mish | Program Manager, Community Resource & Referral Center, U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
Lauren Lapinski | HUD-VASH Social Worker, U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
Haile Lewis | HUD-VASH Social Worker, U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs
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Solving veteran homelessness
In Denver, Mary and Lauren work on redesigning the system from the inside to help more veterans off the streets, for good.
EPISODE 1
Beyond our circles
Fremont County, Colorado
After a decade of experiencing chronic homelessness, Ralph transitions back into a life indoors, with support from his longtime caseworker, Nikki, and the partnerships in his community that have shaped the system to allow effective change.
Editor’s note: this video contains an expletive.
STORYTELLERS:
Ralph Miller | Resident
Nikki Reynolds | Recovery Support Care Manager, Solvista Health
Jennifer Goshay | Coordinated Entry System Program Manager, Loaves and Fishes Ministries
DeeDee Clement | Executive Director, Loaves and Fishes Ministries
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Solving chronic homelessness
Jennifer and the community team in Fremont County have built a system for solving veteran and chronic homelessness with minimal resources and great success, thanks to a key ingredient: community.
UNTIL WE’RE ALL HOME | The film series
Efforts to make homelessness rare and brief are broad and varied, just like the problem itself. However, successful practices that help individuals out of homelessness and reduce it across entire communities often remain unseen. This film aims to change that.
Community Solutions collaborated with filmmakers Dewi Sungai and Jason Houston (eight16creative) to document the stories of how six U.S. communities are measurably reducing homelessness as part of the Built for Zero movement. This series showcases what it looks like to take a solutions-focused approach to homelessness and highlights the work of those playing critical roles in these communities.
The recent Supreme Court decision in Johnson v. Grants Pass presents a choice: communities can either criminalize homelessness or implement proven, compassionate solutions. This series provides pragmatic, actionable guidance for those seeking humane and cost-effective ways to address homelessness.
“Until We’re All Home” is a mosaic of stories about solving homelessness, told by people working to tackle this complex social problem, one day at a time. They are neighbors, formerly unhoused individuals, local leaders, social workers, veterans, landlords, and young adults, all playing a role in this crucial endeavor.
Collected over six months, this film offers an unseen perspective on one of our society’s most pressing issues. It captures the power of collaboration and resilience in solving homelessness and underscores our profound need for empathy and community. Each episode of “Until We’re All Home” follows a different city and storyline, providing a brief overview of each city’s key themes and participants.
