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PIT Trends, NOFO Updates, and What’s Next
Recorded on June 23, 2026 Adam Ruege, Principal of Policy and Evaluation at Community Solutions, shared a trends analysis from the most recent point-in-time count and walked through improvements to …
Inflow Analysis Workbook
What is the purpose of this workbook: To support efforts to reduce homelessness among sub-populations, this workbook organizes inflow analysis activities to help your community to understand key drivers and …
Inflow Analysis Guide
Inflow Reduction Toolkit
Communicating Data, Progress, and System Challenges
Purpose This guide is intended for community leaders and system leads who regularly translate homelessness response data for partners, elected officials, funders, providers, media, and the broader public. It offers …
What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Headed – A Fireside Chat
What do we know about the trajectory of homelessness estimates across the U.S.? What has the Built for Zero Network learned and contributed? What are the high-impact opportunities ahead? Join …
Power-Sharing Frameworks
Types of power Dismantling Power Power share: A practice wherein a group distributes power, whatever type, among themselves according to agreed-upon rules. The agreed-upon rules can be a formal framework or …
PWLEH Compensation Guide
This memo outlines Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless’s (TJACH) minimum rates and guidelines for compensating persons with lived experience/expertise (PLE). The rates in this memo are a baseline, …
A Roadmap for Engaging People with Lived Experience of Homelessness
Phase 1: Ensure Organizational Readiness & Leadership Commitment ( 3-6 months) **Are you ready to co-design? ** Areas to address Leadership readiness: People with Lived Experience Engagement: Changing Practice and …
Reporting on your PIT Count Data
This resource offers Built for Zero leaders guiding questions to develop a communications strategy around the 2025 point-in-time count release and build an ongoing approach to data communications. Please contact …
Showing and Telling: The Power of Visual Storytelling
Q: Can we reduce homelessness? A: I’ll believe it when I see it. Polling shows that a supermajority of voters (84%) believe homelessness can be radically reduced. But 1 in …
