Overview
Arlington County is located in northeast Virginia, on the southwestern bank of the Potomac directly across from Washington, D.C. The community joined Built for Zero in 2015 and reached functional zero for veteran homelessness in December 2015.
Key Milestones
January 2015
Joined Built for Zero
Arlington County joined Built for Zero, a national movement committed to measurably ending homelessness.
December 2015
Achieved functional zero for veteran homelessness
September 2016
Achieved quality by-name data (Veterans)
Arlington County built a comprehensive real-time, by-name list of all veterans experiencing homelessness in the community.
April 2018
Achieved quality by-name data (Chronic Adults)
Arlington County built a comprehensive real-time, by-name list of all single adults experiencing chronic homelessness in the community.
Homelessness is solvable.
Communities in the Built for Zero movement are proving it.