Built for Zero Built for Zero is a movement of 120 communities. working. to end homelessness, across the US and around the world.. Built for Zero, formally Zero: 2016, is a national change effort working to help a core group of committed communities end veteran and chronic homelessness.

Built for Zero Across the United States 2010: Community Solutions launched the 100,000 Homes Campaign using the “Street to Home” method. 2014: Teams in 190 participating communities worked to house 105,580 of the most vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness in the country. 2015: Building on the success of 100,000 Homes, Built for Zero (formerly Zero:2016) was launched to focus on ending veteran and chronic homelessness. History: In July 2010, Community Solutions launched the 100,000 Homes Campaign – using the “Street to Home” method. Teams in 190 participating communities were working to house some of the most vulnerable individuals. This used movement building and quality improvement methods to create change at the community level: a by-name list of all persons experiencing homelessness and a plan to move 2.5% of the chronic and vulnerable homeless population into permanent housing each month. Aligned with federal strategic plan, Opening Doors, to end vet/ch and then move on to youth and families

Built for Zero Across the United States Communities who have achieved functional zero for one or more populations are shown in orange. Nine communities have measurably and sustainably ended veteran homelessness: Rockford, IL; Arlington, VA; Montgomery County, MD; Fort Myers, FL; Gulfport, MS; Riverside, CA; Norman, OK; Bergen County, NJ; Abilene, Texas Three communities have measurably and sustainably ended chronic homelessness: Bergen County, NJ; Lancaster, PA; and Rockford, IL

BfZ Results to Date 75 COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE MOVEMENT 45 COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING INTERNATIONALLY 10 3 US COMMUNITIES HAVE ENDED VETERAN HOMELESSNESS US COMMUNITIES HAVE ENDED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS 103,814 TOTAL AMERICANS HOUSED 74 US COMMUNITIES HAVE QUALITY, REAL-TIME, BY-NAME LISTS This number includes 65,000+ Veterans

Virginia Communities Participating Arlington County CoC Central Virginia CoC Charlottesville CoC Fairfax County CoC Richmond/Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover Counties CoC Roanoke City & County/Salem CoC Virginia Balance of State - Petersburg Virginia Balance of State - Waynesboro Western Virginia CoC 9 total CoCs are participating in Built for Zero in the state of Virginia. Recent scholarships

Virginia Results to Date 9 VIRGINIA COCs PARTICIPATING IN THE MOVEMENT 5 VIRGINIA COCs HAVE QUALITY, REAL-TIME BY-NAME LISTS 2 VIRGINIA COCs HAVE REDUCED VETERAN HOMELESSNESS 1 VIRGINIA COC HAS REDUCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS 1 VIRGINIA COC HAS ENDED VETERAN HOMELESSNESS

The Built for Zero Method Helps communities adopt proven best practices, deploy existing resources more efficiently, and use real-time data to improve performance Implements transparent data and performance management for real-time improvement Engages leadership from the government, private and philanthropic sectors in securing new resources for communities and removing policy roadblocks Connects communities to one another through an online platform for innovation, knowledge capture and group problem-solving Example: best practices on shared housing; making course corrections where necessary to improve performance Data is available among all participating communities in real-time which enables the sharing of strategies among participants Generous donor covered travel costs for all VA communities to attend learning collaborative PLUS improvement advisors come on-site to meet with PHA – ended up with set aside vouchers Group problem-solving is the best…we’re able to implement what other communities have done and tailor it to our own needs

Snapshot: Change Package Project Portfolio

Arlington County – Real Time Data - Veterans

Arlington County – Real Time Data - Chronic

What’s Next? Ending homelessness for all: single adults, youth and families! Learning collaborative will mark the launch of ending family homelessness and hopefully the beginning of the end of chronic homelessness!

Arlington County Department of Human Services Thank you! Mary Frances Kenion Arlington County Department of Human Services mkenion@arlingtonva.us 703-228-1319