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Atlanta Learning Session
Going far, together
Submitted by Anna Kim on

Homelessness is a complex problem. We know that to solve it, communities need real-time, person-specific data and a flexible ways of problem solving designed to tackle evolving problems. But in our recent Built for Zero Learning Sessions communities told us that they need even more of something else to get across the finish line: each other.

Atlanta Learning Session
We’re blown away
Submitted by Garen Nigon on

We’re blown away by what this movement has become. Two years ago, 87 people showed up in Los Angeles, committed to learning with us and from one another in order to end homelessness. Last week, more than 400 people from 60+ communities and our partners gathered in Atlanta for two days of problem solving, planning, and celebrating each other's work.

Community Solutions at SXSW
Join Community Solutions at SXSW
Submitted by Kristin Kellogg on

Community Solutions will be participating in a panel and numerous events at SXSW. President and Chief Executive Officer Rosanne Haggerty will discuss the work of Built for Zero, the nationwide movement of more than 70 communities working to end homelessness — 10 of which have already ended chronic and/or veteran homelessness.

Canada announces the launch of Built for Zero
Canada announces launch of Built for Zero
Submitted by Kristin Kellogg on
Yesterday Built for Zero’s partners at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) announced that they had exceeded their goals to house 20,000 of the country’s most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness. 
 
Now they’ve set an ambitious new goal to end chronic homelessness in Canada, as the first step to ending homelessness outright. Their new effort is called Built for Zero Canada, and it will mirror our U.S.
Abilene, TX, ends veteran homelessness in record time
Submitted by Kristin Kellogg on
For John Meier, ending veteran homelessness is personal. 
 
After serving in the U.S. Marines Corps, Meier experienced a layoff and then an eviction. With no other housing options, he slept in his car for three months.
 
Meier was able to escape homelessness, through the support of the VA and a dedicated case manager. He’s grateful for the assistance and support he received, which helped him regain housing and then employment.
Construction begins at the Swift Factory
Our year in review
Submitted by Kristin Kellogg on
From breaking ground on a community-changing redevelopment to celebrating our Built for Zero communities (with spirit!), 2018 has been an eventful year. 
 

 

Ozell is one of the more than 10,000 people housed by Built for Zero communities this year
What does it take to end homelessness in a community? Here’s what we’ve learned.
Submitted by Rosanne Haggerty on
We have extraordinary news to share: there are now 11 examples of Built for Zero communities having ended chronic or veteran homelessness and 36 places making measurable reductions.
 
Until now, few would have believed this to be possible. For more than a generation, homelessness has been regarded as an intractable problem. 
 
Yet the more than 70 communities in our Built for Zero network are proving otherwise.
From negativity to housing success
Submitted by Anjali Walter on
In the Built for Zero Collaborative, we've identified a handful of communities that we believe are in the 'Last Mile' of ending homelessness for a target population. Bakersfield, California, is one of our Last Mile communities, which has quickly and successfully implemented a multi-pronged strategy aimed at ending chronic homelessness within the next four months.

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