Now, they are working to end chronic homelessness. вЂњThe focus is continuously on the new goal put out in front of us and weвЂ™re always looking at ways to meet that goal and improve our systems.вЂќДespite these incredible achievements, the team realized they werenвЂ™t yet satisfied either. The shared accountability created through the command center вЂњkeeps people coming back,вЂќ says John Meier, a program manager at the West Central Texas Regional Foundation. вЂњWe really have ownership over our problem, our community. вЂњItвЂ™s different now: the relationships between our providers, our local homeless coalition, our 211 director,вЂќ says Parrish. This approach worked: Abilene achieved an end to veteran homelessness and has sustained this progress. In late 2018, they took on another 100-day challenge to get them over the finish line for ending veteran homelessness.

Working together, they improved their outreach to local landlords to expand housing access for people experiencing homelessness and piloted a new diversion script to use on their local 211 helpline, which would better assess if callers needed to enter into the homelessness system or if there were other resources that could help them. They went through their shared list of veterans experiencing homelessness name by name, coming up with a plan for each person experiencing homelessness. In these meetings, the team reported on how many veterans were actively experiencing homelessness and what actions they had taken to resolve homelessness for specific people. This command center included local service providers, the VA, and funders, all organized by the West Texas Homeless Network, the local homeless coalition. With the help of their Built for Zero improvement advisor, the Abilene team developed a command center and brought the group together every other week. They set out to accomplish a bigger goal: to end veteran homelessness. They were content, but they were not satisfied. At the end of the spring, they had exceeded their goal, housing 64 people. The various organizations all rallied around this shared goal, meeting weekly to build accountability. That all changed when Abilene embarked on an ambitious MayorвЂ™s Challenge to house 50 people in 100 days.

вЂњPeople were operating and doing their programs, but very much alone,вЂќ says Michelle Parrish, the grants director at the Community Foundation of Abilene. Abilene was like many communities where resources, efforts, and insight into the nature of homelessness were siloed across many agencies. In many communities, there is no single agency or organization accountable for ending homelessness. Ladies post your pics Guys no dick pics unless asked for. FWB, DTF,NSA, Couples, 3-some, group play, W4M, W4W, M4W,M4M, and everything in between.

Abilene, Texas, ended veteran homelessness in 2019 as part of Built for Zero. Who wants to go WeвЂ™re here for a good time not a long time LetвЂ™s make those connections, try something new.

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