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Washtenaw County

Built for Zero
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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.
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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

We've housed  
370 Veterans
since January 2015.
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We've housed 
323 Chronically Homeless people
since January 2015.

Built for Zero Yearly Reports

2016 Year End Report 
2015 Year End Report 
Success Stories
 

Image 1: Moonson Eninsche, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development
Image 2: Image via todaypublication.com
Image 3: Avalon Housing
Image 4: Heather Nash 


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