racial equity

The systems responding to homelessness have not historically been designed to identify or address racial disparities.

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Supporting racially equitable homeless response systems

Vanessa Williams is a Grants/HR Officer with California Veterans Assistance Foundation (CVAF) in Bakersfield, California.

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Q&A with Vanessa Williams, Grants/HR Officer at CA Veterans Assistance Foundation

Shamika Agbeviade is a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Administrator for Mecklenburg County Community Support Services in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Q&A with Shamika Agbeviade, HMIS Administrator in Charlotte

Mary Scott is an Administrative Analyst for the Bakersfield Homeless Center in California.

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Q&A with Mary Scott, Administrative Analyst at the Bakersfield Homeless Center

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, have worked to decrease veteran homelessness by 20%. Their efforts were featured in a HISTORY® video, sponsored by Rocket Mortgage.

Case Studies

Case Study: Addressing Racial Equity in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County’s Homeless Response System

A hand holds a beaker that shows a run chart

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Why is homelessness a systems problem?

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2021 Policy Priorities to Reduce and End Homelessness

Built for Zero Improvement Team at Journey Home in Fremont, CO

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How Communities are Building Systems to Reduce and End Homelessness

Built for Zero Learning Session May 2021

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Built for Zero Communities Collaborate at the Spring Learning Session

Rosanne Haggerty speaks at Harvard’s “Homelessness in America: The Search for Solutions During COVID-19”

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Built for Zero takes a public health approach to homelessness

Our team believes this framework can empower communities working to end homelessness to ensure their systems aren’t leaving anyone behind. This framework is just one tool in the movement toward racial equity, driven by a growing coalition of organizations within the homeless sector.

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A measurement framework for racial equity in homeless response systems

Homelessness is a mirror. It reflects our nation’s living history of racism.

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Video: Racism and homelessness

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Community Solutions is a non-profit organization that works to achieve a lasting end to homelessness that leaves no one behind.
Our initiative Built for Zero is a movement of 100+ communities working to measurably end homelessness.

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