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How Bakersfield, California Ended Chronic Homelessness

Jared Brey

May 11, 2021 |

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Response Location: United States, Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield became the first California city to all but abolish a category of homelessness using the Built for Zero campaign's tactics of combining the use of data with a sustained, communal effort. From 2017 to 2020, Bakersfield identified and then housed all but two of the 72 people it identified as chronically homeless. Working from lists of people, the Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Coalition met regularly to whittle down the caseload. The county housing authority helped by leasing a bloc of eight units to sublet, easing landlord worries about dealing directly with people experiencing homelessness.

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A Solution to Ending Homelessness Might Be in the Data

Mia Ryder-Marks

April 29, 2021 |

Eugene Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

Built for Zero is a data-driven approach to ending homelessness with a proven track record of success. The strategy is scalable and takes into account variables within different communities. It aims to bring homelessness rates down to “functional zero,” which means that the number of people experiencing homelessness is low enough that they can all be housed if they wanted.

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Building blocks: B.C. city takes aim at homelessness with two temporary modular housing projects

Tobin Ng

April 27, 2021 |

Capital Current |

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Response Location: Canada, Richmond, British Columbia

Temporary modular housing is alleviating homelessness in Richmond, Canada. Stacked units are quicker and cheaper to construct and the temporary housing comes with wraparound services such as meals, support groups, and health care to help people experiencing homelessness get back on their feet. The first modular housing project resulted in a public outcry that the city successfully used as a lesson in engaging the community the second time around.

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How Expanding Vouchers Could Improve Housing Stability

Jared Brey

April 20, 2021 |

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Response Location: United States

Housing vouchers have proven to be the most effective intervention to address housing instability in America. The vouchers provide a subsidy that covers the difference between rent and what families can afford to pay. Labeling it as one of the most effective federal housing policies, advocates are pushing for policies that expand the voucher rental assistance.

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Charlotte organization offers affordable housing help

Lexi Wilson

April 09, 2021 |

WCNC-TV |

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Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte's rapid growth has put affordable housing out of reach to many residents. So the Home Again Foundation, a nonprofit, got into the homebuilding game. It constructed eight affordable housing units on land that would have been used for more single-family housing. Rents are below market and the foundation provides other services aimed at improving the self-sufficiency of the new residents, who had been experiencing homelessness.

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In Denver, Tiny Homes Take On Affordable Housing

Mona Dougani

March 26, 2021 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver's Beloved Community Village is a development of 20 "tiny houses," affordable single-family homes that have helped residents obtain stable housing at rates that allow them to get ahead financially. Charlotte would have to change its zoning laws, and some residents' attitudes, to allow for such a hedge against homelessless. Those changes are possible, but will take time and much effort.

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Formerly Homeless Seattleites Are Moving Into a Building Designed for Tech Workers — Here's Why

Gregory Scruggs

March 25, 2021 |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A “small efficiency dwelling unit” in Seattle has been sold to a nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness. The development was initially meant for renters but rental vacancies caused by the pandemic prompted the owners to sell the building to the nonprofit. Now tenants who earn 30-40 percent of the median income in Seattle will pay 30 percent of their income toward rent.

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Charlotte nonprofit taking different approach to making affordable housing available

Lexi Wilson

March 25, 2021 |

WCNC-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Lotus campaign helps people experiencing homelessness by paying landlords upfront and, in return, landlords eliminate security deposits, credit checks, and employment records. At the cost of about $800 a year to house someone in an apartment, the Landlord Participation Program has housed more than 250 people and, as of April 2021, 166 people have renewed their leases or found other housing. The Lotus Campaign focuses on finding the units, while other organizations find the candidates and pay some of their rent. All participants are either employed or receiving Social Security payments.

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LA opens its first tiny home village to ease homeless crisis

Christopher Weber

March 11, 2021 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A community of 39 tiny homes has been built in Los Angeles, California, providing people experiencing homelessness with a safe and private place to live. Chandler Street Village provides three meals and wraparound services that help residents stay housed. Legal aid, employment searches, and mental health treatment provide a comprehensive approach to easing the housing crisis.

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Home Game

Leah Cantor

March 10, 2021 |

Santa Fe Reporter |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

A variety of approaches are helping ease housing instability in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Built for Zero program helps different entities coordinate homeless services through a comprehensive database that strives to capture everyone experiencing homelessness at any given time. An affordable-housing complex known as Siler Yard was also created through the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for artists to live and work in. Additionally, Public Land Trusts have also created a considerable amount of affordable housing in Santa Fe.

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