Join us in demanding a future where homelessness is rare and brief.
Homelessness is solvable. Communities are proving it is possible, and we cannot accept anything less than a future where homelessness is rare and brief.
World Homelessness Day is recognized annually on October 10, but one day is not enough to bring attention to the issue and highlight the successes of communities. We are taking this entire week to foster hope and demand for the right action.
Video: Homelessness is a Solvable Systems Problem
This video was the product of insights and partnership with various experts who took time to review the content. We would like to extend our appreciation to James Lee of James Lee & Associates, Tyra Thomas of Street Voices of Change and John Brady of Lived Experience Advisers.
Take action this World Homelessness Week
Spread the word that homelessness is solvable
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#WorldHomelessnessWeek is a dedicated week drawing attention to the issue of homelessness. Join us as we use our collective voices to demand change.
📣 Use your voice | Social media toolkit
We have developed a social media toolkit to help you promote #WorldHomelessnessDay and #WorldHomelessnessWeek.
Below, we have shared links and instructions for how to share it.
If you have any questions about this toolkit, please contact kstasa@community.solutions.
Key messages
- Homelessness is solvable.
- Ending homelessness takes improving systems, not blaming the individuals experiencing it.
- Homelessness is a societal choice, not a personal one.
- Homelessness is not intractable. Communities are proving it.
- Homelessness will only be solved if we all take action and hold each other accountable.
- Solving homelessness takes all of us. We all have a role to play. Find yours.
Social media tips
- Use the hashtags in your posts to engage with us and others during this week. Consistent hashtags make posts about specific topics easy to find and will help to drive engagement and awareness during World Homelessness Week. #WorldHomelessnessDay is the official hashtag for October 10. #WorldHomelessnessWeek should be used on all posts.
- Copy and paste the suggested social media posts as-is or use them as inspiration to craft your own!
- Pair social media posts with a corresponding visual (graphics below) to create interest and increase shareability.
- Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and share our content.
- Tag us if you share World Homelessness Week content! We’re
- Twitter: @cmtysolutions or @BuiltForZero
- Facebook @cmtysolutions or @BuiltforZero
- Instagram @cmtysolutions
- LinkedIn Community Solutions, Inc.
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Videos
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Please include the included links in all posts. If you choose to develop your own messaging, please include the hashtag #WorldHomelessnessDay, #HomelessnessIsSolvable and/or tag @cmtysolutions or @BuiltForZero. Please feel free to tag other partners.
Homelessness will only be solved if we all take action and hold each other accountable for a reality where homelessness is rare and brief. Solving homelessness takes all of us. #WorldHomelessnessWeek #HomelessnessIsSolvable https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
Solving homelessness takes: A shared vision. Housing solutions. Reimagined systems. All of us. Join the movement to end homelessness. Download our advocacy toolkit to make a difference during #WorldHomelessnessWeek. https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/ #HomelessnessIsSolvable
Communities need your help to share the message that #HomelessnessIsSolvable. Join the movement! On our website, you can access social posts, videos, and resources. https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/ #WorldHomelessnessWeek
Homelessness is complex, and it is solvable. Communities are proving we can fix and reimagine community systems so that homelessness never has to become an inevitable, inescapable, or enduring force in someone’s life. Join us. #HomelessnessIsSolvable #WorldHomelessnessWeek https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
Solving homelessness takes:
💬 A shared vision.
🤝🏻 Collaboration.
🏘️ Housing solutions.
⚙️ Reimagined systems.
📉 Real-time data.
❤️🩹 Empathy.
🙌 All of us.
#WorldHomelessnessWeek #HomelessnessIsSolvable https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
No single program or person can solve homelessness on their own. Homelessness can be solved if we all take action and hold each other accountable. Join us in demanding a future where homelessness is rare and brief when it occurs. #WorldHomelessnessWeek #HomelessnessIsSolvable https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
📣 Spread the word: #HomelessnessIsSolvable! Check out our advocacy toolkit and help us spread the word this #WorldHomelessnessWeek https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
Homelessness is solvable — and it is being solved, right now. With your help, we can accelerate this progress to make this true everywhere, for everyone. Join us. #HomelessnessIsSolvable #WorldHomelessnessWeek https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
Homelessness is a complex problem, so we need to build a solution to match. Communities are taking a systemic approach that aims to take into account every person experiencing homelessness. Join us in demanding a future where homelessness is rare and brief when it occurs. #WorldHomelessnessWeek #HomelessnessIsSolvable https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week/
Solving homelessness takes all of us. This #WorldHomelessnessWeek, create a new expectation in your community.
Visit www.builtforzero.org and see whether your community is a part of the Built for Zero movement. Join us in demanding a future where homelessness is rare and brief when it occurs. #WorldHomelessnessWeek #HomelessnessIsSolvable https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week
Homelessness is a result of the systems we’ve designed and the decisions we’ve collectively made.
Together, we have the power to design new systems and make different decisions. Communities are proving it. Get involved by visiting our website and sharing the message that #HomelessnessIsSolvable. #WorldHomelessnessDay https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week
Solving homelessness takes all of us. This #WorldHomelessnessWeek, support communities who are writing a new narrative.
If your community is a part of Built for Zero, reach out to your mayor or county executive — on social media, letter, phone — and thank them for being a part of #BuiltforZero. Ensure that they understand this is a problem that their constituents support and are paying attention to. #HomelessnessIsSolvable https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week
Solving homelessness takes all of us. This #WorldHomelessnessWeek, challenge the fiction that says homelessness is an intractable problem and help us tell a new story.
Lift up the stories of the communities working to end homelessness, particularly if it is your own. Check out our #HomelessnessIsSolvable advocacy toolkit and help us spread the word. https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week
Homelessness is solvable.
This sentence is not just a belief that drives our work. It is a fact that we see communities proving true every day. These cities and counties are driving reductions in homelessness, working toward a state where homelessness is rare and brief for entire populations. #HomelessnessIsSolvable #WorldHomelessnessDay https://community.solutions/world-homelessness-week
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Homelessness is solvable.
Communities in the Built for Zero movement are proving it.
