The following is a report on the national effort. In the diagram, Hampden County is among the 12 green communities on the veteran chart (within 10% of meeting goals) and among the blue on the chronic chart (meeting or exceeding goals). Let’s go Hampden CoC!
Zero: 2016 Weekly Update
As we approach the final four months of the year, we’re doubling down on our efforts to help you do whatever it takes to end veteran and chronic homelessness by the end of 2016. Part of this push centers around ensuring that each and every community involved with the movement is fully invested in the goal and understands what it means to reach functional zero.
To that end, we’ll be hosting an All Hands on Deck Call on Thursday, September 10 to present our path forward, review the definition of functional zero, and answer any questions you may have. You’ll be receiving a calendar invite more more details and RSVP information soon, but in the meantime, please save the date for the Zero: 2016 All Hands on Deck call on Thursday, September 10 at 2pm ET/11am PT.
Tip of the Week: Three Tricks to Enhance Your By-Name List
Throughout the month of August, Zero: 2016 is working with 19 communities to better understand how a by-name list is defined and identify best practices that can be used to create and sustain a list that accurately reflects the number of people experiencing homelessness at any given time in your community. We will be packaging and sharing our learning with all communities in the near future, but in the meantime, here a few highlights of what we’ve learned:
- Coordinating outreach among the outreach providers in your community is key to maintaining a dynamic list. Outreach can be used to build your by-name list and to work your list.
- Training outreach workers to serve as housing navigators will increase efficiency of housing placement and coordination of services.
- Case conferencing and access to the list is critical to keeping it updated, reducing duplication, and ensuring accountability to each individual on your list.
Stay tuned for additional guidance!
