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#WorldHomelessnessDay Tweetstorm
Join us in telling a story about what is at stake and what is possible Join us for a Tweetstorm on World Homelessness Day, Tuesday, October 10, 12-3 p.m. ET | 9 a.m.–12 p.m. PT, as we pool our collective voices about what is at stake and what is possible, and get the hashtags #WorldHomelessnessDay […]
6 Takeaways from the 2023 Built for Zero Learning Session
“To move forward, you have to engage with others in real, meaningful partnerships.” Dena Wittmann, Executive Director of Open Doors Homeless Coalition, Gulfport/Gulf Coast Region The 2023 Learning Session brought together over 500 homeless response leaders and partners working to solve homelessness as part of the Built for Zero movement. We revved our engines and […]
Q&A with Tanesha Travis, Partners with Lived Expertise Coordinator at Sacramento Steps Forward
“Solving our issue with homelessness is deeply connected to solving our issue with racism.”
Meet Mr. Williams: A veteran and resident of The John and Jill Ker Conway Residence
Mr. Williams shares his experience in the military and his journey to calling The John and Jill Ker Conway Residence home.
Q&A with Shayla Washington, Coordinated Entry System Manager for The Haven in Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is in the “last mile” of reaching functional zero for veteran homelessness. Washington serves as the Data Lead for the Built for Zero team.
Q&A with Anthony Trotman, Deputy County Manager in Charlotte, North Carolina
Spotlighting Black leaders in the Built for Zero movement to end homelessness.
Five bright spots from 2022
The Built for Zero movement grows to 105 communities, new housing solutions launch in four major U.S. cities — and more!
New Homeless Resource Locator connects users with service providers across the U.S.
This tool uses Google Maps to help veterans and other people experiencing homelessness rapidly find local assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions: By-Name Data and Privacy
By-name data is essential for communities to end homelessness. But that data contains a lot of sensitive information. Here, we’ve answered commonly asked questions related to privacy, consent, and protections around that data.
How Portland is using data to reform their homelessness response
The municipal region is taking steps to improve homelessness response services through the adoption of Built for Zero methodologies.
Video: Nevada County, California, is proving that homelessness Is solvable
Nevada County is in the last mile of reaching functional zero for veteran homelessness in their community.
7 Takeaways from the Built for Zero Learning Session
In our first in-person convening since 2019, we celebrated milestones on the journey to ending homelessness and learned together.
BFZ welcomes new communities during the Spring 2022 Learning Session in Chicago
With new representation in New York and California, our first communities in Indiana and Montana, along with five “hubs” across the state of Maine, the total number of Built for Zero communities now stretches beyond 100 across the U.S.
Lake County, IL, uses quality improvement to help sustain veteran functional zero
By using this discipline to continuously improve their system, the community ensures that veteran homelessness remains rare and brief.
PRESS RELEASE: Community Solutions acquires third property in Jacksonville dedicated to solving veteran homelessness, preserving existing affordable housing
The property has 40 units, half of which will be dedicated to veterans exiting homelessness and half of which will be market-rate units intended to preserve existing affordable housing.
Learning Brief: Strengthening Homeless Outreach through Medically Focused Care
How street medicine can be integrated into a community’s homelessness response.
