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A Growing Drive to Get Homelessness to Zero

David Bornstein

June 05, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Rockford, Illinois

Across the United States, communities are coordinating data and strategies to achieve a "functional zero" for homelessness. By creating complex and dynamic systems that utilize detailed data collection, communication between agencies, and personal relationships with those being served, many communities have made clear reductions in their homeless population.

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A warm, safe place — with cookies: Tradeswomen build tiny homes for homeless women in Seattle

Benjamin Romano

May 13, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In Seattle, tradeswomen have been hard at work building a village of tiny houses. The project accomplishes two objectives: creating homes for the many homeless women in Seattle while also providing valuable experience to women in the trades and construction industry.

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One way the US is working out its homeless problem

Asia London Palomba

April 25, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Employment and long-term housing help homeless individuals get back on their feet. Albuquerque's "There's A Better Way" offers jobs, food, counseling, and housing to those in need, one of more than 20 programs across the country putting the focus on helping, rather than punishing, people living on the streets.

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Housing as health care: How connecting the two is saving Los Angeles money

Husna Haq

March 19, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A Los Angeles program provides the homeless with housing and a case manager. By providing a path to accessing care, people Do not need to use the emergency department as the place they receive care while housing provides much needed stability.

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Women's Homelessness Is a Growing Problem. Denver Is Pioneering a Solution.

Jennifer Oldham

March 15, 2018 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver’s Women’s Homelessness Initiative (WHI) is unique because it is the only church-based shelter program in the country that offers housing for women throughout the entire year. By giving women a place to stay off the streets, they are safer and have a better chance at getting back on their feet, aided by a subsidized housing program for formerly homeless people.

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City Rolls Out Tech Platform to Improve — and Ration — Shelter, Housing for the Homeless

Rob Waters

March 08, 2018 |

San Francisco Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In San Francisco, a new online navigation system based off the theory of coordinated entry is merging separate databases into one to track the city's homeless population. The system uses this information to prioritize their limited housing stock - but it also means the process can become more complicated for some families in the system.

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NYC opens ‘supportive housing' units to shelter, educate homeless

Greg B. Smith

February 19, 2018 |

New York Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has worked with countless non-profits to try to decrease homelessness in the city. Finally, one solution is showing positive effects. Supportive housing is a type of affordable housing that includes job training programs, access to healthcare, and financial literacy education, all with the aim of keeping residents housed. Within New York, 1,400 units of supportive housing are currently funded, and 2,803 units are in the development process.

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ER Use Goes Down As Hospital Program Pays Homeless People's Rent

Miles Bryan

January 30, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The University of Illinois piloted a program to fund housing for homeless patients who frequent the ER as a means to get off the street, and seek treatment for their chronic health conditions. Maintaining stable housing for these patients actually reduces the long term cost to the ER because homelessness is associated with chronic conditions such as asthma, and simply having housing can eliminate a lot of the side effects of these conditions. This solution is saving the hospital money and improving the health outcomes and living situations of the patients.

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Oregon's graduation rate improves, driven by gains among Latinos

Betsy Hammond

January 25, 2018 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

In 2017, Oregon saw an increase in graduation rates for special education and Latino students. Schools believe comprehensive absence-tracking systems and support services for homeless students are responsible for the encouraging improvements.

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‘I can shut my door and I ain't worried about nothing'

Renuka Rayasam

January 10, 2018 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

A program in Houston, Texas is helping to identify and offer housing to those who are both experiencing homelessness and are also frequent visitors to the emergency room for health chronic issues. Although gaining funding for the program has been a complicated process and faces an uncertain future, clients who have participated in the program "have seen an 82 percent decline in emergency room usage."

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