Fall 2024 Learning Session Materials
December 12, 2024Below you can find content from the 2024 Fall Learning Session held in the Twin Cities, including slide decks, handouts, toolkits, and more. If you have trouble accessing any materials or have additional questions, please reach out to bfznetwork@community.solutions.
Plenary Session Materials
Opening Plenary – Day 1 (Learning)
Celebrations Plenary – Day 1 (Learning)
Storytelling Panel Plenary – Day 2 (Ideas)
Slides | Link to film series
Recording
Opening Plenary – Day 3 (Action)
Closing Plenary – Day 3 (Action)
Materials: Networking Breakout Sessions
Networking: Building Learning Systems in Large Cities
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Bright Spot: Metro Denver Reduction in Unsheltered Homelessness
Bright Spot: Minneapolis/St. Paul Reduction in Veteran Homelessness
Networking: Data Leads
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
By-Name Data Operations Manual
BFZ Reporting Reference Guide
All Single Adults Quality Data Scorecard Rubric
Networking: Ending All Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Urban Institute Study
Invisible People article
Critical Time Intervention Model
Networking: Executive Leaders
Networking: People with Lived Experience
Materials: Topical Breakout Sessions
Building a Strong Backbone
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
BFZ Backbone Overview
Backbone Leadership (Collective Impact Forum)
Racial Equity Toolkit (Collective Impact Forum)
Case Conferencing Implementation
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Case Conferencing Breakout – Additional Resources
Case Conferencing Academy
Case Conferencing Toolbank
Coordinated Prevention for Housing Stability
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
HSLC Hub
HSLC Toolbank
Data and PWLEH: How to Have a Robust BNL
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
HUD PLEE Toolkit
By-Name Data: A Pillar of the Built for Zero Methodology
Designing and Identifying Spaces to Meaningfully Engage with PWLEH
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Homeless System Response: Guidance for Recruiting Hiring and Retaining People with Lived Experience of Homelessness
Homeless System Response: Engaging Individuals with Lived Experience
Peer Learning Spotlight: Sacramento
A Measurement Framework for Racial Equity in Homeless Response Systems
Reimagining Our Racial Equity Framework: A Guide
Effective Encampment and Unsheltered Strategies
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Join us and our partners at Clutch Consulting for a Live Q&A on Friday, December 6, from 2 – 3 p.m. EST as a follow-up to this breakout session. You will have opportunities to bring questions forward to discuss as you consider implementing this approach in your community. Register here!
Additional resources will be shared soon.
Ending Veteran Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
One Team Approach Implementation Toolkit – VA Homeless Programs
VA Homeless Programs
Flexible Funding 101
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
To request a copy of the Built for Zero Flex Fund Guide please complete this form.
From Research to Action: Strategies to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
BFZ Youth Homelessness Assessment – Supplemental Technical Appendix (Tear Sheets Only)
Current State of Youth Homelessness Approaches report
Shaping Futures: Insights on Youth and Young Adult Homelessness
Video: Let it grow (Gulf Coast, Mississippi)
Health and Homelessness: Collaboration Across Systems
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Health Affairs: Health Care’s Role In Ending Homelessness
State Public Health & Homelessness Playbook
Expert Q&A Roundup: Street Medicine
How Funders Can Maximize Impact and System Performance
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Full toolkit currently in development to be published in 2025.
Implementing the Built for Zero Report Suite available in Wellsky Community Services
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
WellSky | Community Services Built for Zero Report Suite webpage
WellSky | Community Services BFZ Report Suite v2024 Manual
Kickstarting Property Engagement Initiatives
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Housing Navigation and Property Engagement Literature Review
2020 HUD Brief on landlord engagement in the Covid-19 pandemic
Mapping the Housing Placement Process
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Process Mapping Facilitation Guide
Process Mapping Slide Deck
Nashville Final Process Map
PWLEH Learning Lab: Funding for PWLEH Work
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Compensation of Persons with Lived Expertise Guidance and Policy [sample]
HUD – PLEE Facing Recruitment and Compensation Guide
State Public Health Departments as Partners
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
State Public Health & Homelessness Playbook
Executive Summary
System Improvement Skill-building
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
BFZ Rapid Cycle Training
StriveTogether Training Hub
NAEH Center for Learning
IHI Training
Built for Zero Theory of Change Starter Kit
System-Level Resourcing
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Nonprofit Finance Fund – Key Functions of Place-Based Partnerships
Strive Together – 10 Steps to Successful Strategic Public Financing
Collective Impact Forum – How Funders Can Embrace Collective Impact
Telling a New Story About Homelessness
Session One-Pager
Session Slides
Further Learning:
Communications Hub Resources
Social Media Toolkits
Join our Social Media Coalition
Developing a Communications Strategy
Talking about Housing First
Team Planning Time Materials
Collaborative
The BFZ Collaborative Planning Session Slides
Homelessness Prevention
Coordinated Prevention Roadmap Session Slides
Investments for System Change Slides
Housing Stabilization Learning Cohort
Scaling Your Coordinated Homeless Prevention System Slides
HSLC Team Time Slides
Quality Data
Quality Data Health Check Slides
QD System Health Check Handouts
QD System Health Check – BFZ Data Tip Sheet: Data Signals
QD System Health Check – Data Insights + Next Steps
QD System Health Check – System Review Handout (Youth + Fam)
QD System Health Check – System Review Handout (Single Adult)
QD System Health Check – System Review + Next Steps
QD System Health Check – System Review (Family Rubric)
QD System Health Check – QD Bingo
QD System Health Check – (Youth Rubric)
Regional Pods
East Coast Pod Planning Session Slides
Midwest Pod Planning Session Slides
Southern Pod Planning Session Slides
WXNW Team Planning Session Slides
