Blog: Case Studies

Across the country, 100,000 Homes communities have made incredible progress on housing their most vulnerable homeless neighbors. Their stories show that homelessness can be solved!

Making Street Counts Count

(PHOTO: Diane Pierce and Stacia Gillet hand knitted 230 woolen caps for Oklahoma City volunteers to use as incentives to get unsheltered homeless people to take the Vulnerability Index survey.)

By Jake Maguire on January 24, 2013

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Welcome Home, Erma!

This week's Monday move-in story spotlights Erma in Washington, DC.

By Jake Maguire on August 13, 2012

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HUD Highlights Campaign's Use of Vulnerability Index

HUD's quarterly publication, Evidence Matters, has highlighted the 100,000 Homes Campaign for its use of the Vulnerability Index to identify and prioritize vulnerable homeless people for permanent housing:

By Jake Maguire on August 9, 2012

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Welcome Home, William!

This week's Monday move-in story spotlights William in Arlington, VA.

By Jake Maguire on July 30, 2012

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Welcome to the 2.5 Percent Club!

Good news! Fifteen Campaign communities have joined the 2.5 Percent Club, an exclusive group of communities on track to end chronic and vulnerable homelessness!

By Jake Maguire on July 19, 2012

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Communities Aim for Rapid Results for Homeless Veterans

One of the Campaign’s major goals is to help communities house homeless veterans, but that process often looks different in every place. It can also be unexpectedly complicated and bureaucratic. This month, communities will convene across the country in an effort to change that.

By Jake Maguire on May 4, 2012

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Eleven Campaign Communities On Track to End Homelessness

The March numbers are in, and we’re excited to announce that 11 communities across the country reached their local goals of housing 2.5% of their chronic and vulnerable homeless populations each month! This list includes: Bergen County (17.01%), Tulsa (15.31%), Chattanooga Region (8.42%), Shreveport/Bossier (7.92%), Richmond (7.77%), Omaha (6.44%), Portland (5.08%), North Hollywood/ Sun Valley (4.25%), Charlotte (3.91%), Silverlake (3.60%), and Denver (2.5%).

By Jake Maguire on April 26, 2012

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Volunteers Survey Homeless Neighbors from Coast to Coast

The Campaign truly felt like a national movement in March, as communities from Alaska to Virginia held registry weeks to identify and survey their most vulnerable and chronically homeless neighbors. Registry weeks are a key part of this movement, because they help communities know every homeless person on the streets by name. We will never solve homelessness in America without accomplishing that pivotal goal.

By Jake Maguire on March 26, 2012

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Colorado Launches Statewide Effort with Colorado Counts

We’ve seen a pattern of whole states enrolling in the Campaign lately, and now you can add Colorado to that list! In Colorado, faced with a variety of state-specific needs and conditions, organizers have carefully customized the Campaign’s Vulnerability Index (VI) to capture additional, locally relevant data while preserving the tool’s research-based core.

By Jake Maguire on March 5, 2012

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In Santa Clara County, a new funding model for counties ending homelessness

Last week, in a major victory for ending homelessness, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved the development of a $1.2 million dollar pilot program to provide housing vouchers for chronically homeless individuals and families identified by groups like Housing 1000 – a remarkable Santa Clara County organization participating in the 100,000 Homes Campaign. The initiative establishes a bold new template for other counties looking to save money and end homelessness at the same time.

By Jake Maguire on February 14, 2012

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