At Community Solutions, we believe that homelessness is solvable when communities work together, share data, and build systems grounded in human dignity. That belief — and the results it has driven across hundreds of cities — has earned global recognition.
We’re honored to be featured in The Future is Collective: Advancing Collective Social Innovation to Address Society’s Biggest Challenges, a new insight report from the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum. The report showcases ten organizations from around the world that are leading transformative, cross-sector efforts to solve complex social problems together.
“Ensuring that everyone has a safe place to live has become as complex a task as managing air traffic, yet we have none of the coordinating systems in place to make sure that housing is provided for those who need it … It doesn’t have to be this way.”
— Rosanne Haggerty, CEO of Community Solutions
Built for Zero: A Global Movement Toward a New System
The report highlights the Built for Zero movement as a model of collective social innovation — a term that describes efforts where change doesn’t rely on individuals, but on trusted collaboration, shared metrics, and durable local infrastructure. Our network now includes more than 140 communities worldwide, with over 40 U.S. communities having measurably reduced homelessness, and 15 ending it for a population.
This work is grounded in:
- Shared definitions and real-time data
- Systemic coordination across public, nonprofit, and community sectors
- A belief that homelessness is not inevitable — it is a solvable systems issue
In featuring our work, the Schwab Foundation recognized Community Solutions for helping to change not only outcomes but also narratives. From “homelessness is too big to solve” to “we can end it — together.”
We’re grateful to the Schwab Foundation and World Economic Forum for lifting up the power of collective action and to the many partners, communities, and advocates who make this work possible.
