Built for Zero [formerly Zero: 2016] is a rigorous national change effort designed to help a committed group of U.S. communities
end veteran and chronic homelessness. The initiative is the successor
to the highly successful, nationally recognized 100,000 Homes Campaign, and it is led by the New York-based
non-profit organization Community Solutions.
Washtenaw County launched its participation in the Built for Zero initiative during its Point-In-Time Count of
unsheltered and sheltered homeless individuals and families in January 2015.
end veteran and chronic homelessness. The initiative is the successor
to the highly successful, nationally recognized 100,000 Homes Campaign, and it is led by the New York-based
non-profit organization Community Solutions.
Washtenaw County launched its participation in the Built for Zero initiative during its Point-In-Time Count of
unsheltered and sheltered homeless individuals and families in January 2015.
Goal |
FUNCTIONAL ZERO
Where the number of veterans experiencing homelessness or persons experiencing chronic homelessness is equal or less than the community’s 6-month average housing placement rate for that group. In order for us to achieve our goal, we need to engage elected officials, housing resources, the behavioral health system, and other systems of care. And, we need to decrease barriers to integrate all people experiencing homelessness into our community. When we have accomplished this, homelessness will be rare, brief and non-recurring. We invite all Washtenaw County community members to join us in this effort! |
Strategy |
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Progress
This line chart shows in red the number of veterans housed each year in Washtenaw County. In 2015, 172; in 2016, 123; in 2017, 90; in 2018, 89; in 2019, 100; in 2020, 76; in 2021, 67.
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We housed
95 Chronically Homeless people in 2021. 
This line chart shows in blue the number of chronically homeless people housed each year in Washtenaw County. In 2015, 158; in 2016, 87; in 2017, 95; in 2018, 58; in 2019, 55; in 2020, 78; in 2021, 95.
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Built for Zero Yearly Reports
Other Related News
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2019 Bright Spot
a Community Solutions article highlighting Washtenaw County There's No Cure For Coronavirus. But Housing Is the Best Protection.
a Community Solutions article on BFZ communities' response to COVID and getting people to safety; published April 2020 |
2021 The Built For Zero Movement in Washtenaw County
a Washtenaw Housing Alliance blog post recapping BFZ in 2021 |
Research: Community Solutions, Urban Institute Partner To Understand Inflow Into Veteran Homelessness
a Community Solutions briefing on results from the Community Strategies to Understand and Reduce Veteran Inflow into Homelessness report (below); published November 2020
a Community Solutions briefing on results from the Community Strategies to Understand and Reduce Veteran Inflow into Homelessness report (below); published November 2020
Housing Access for Washtenaw County
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