ZERO: 2016 Ending Chronic and Veteran Homelessness by 2016 Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC.

Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC

ZERO: 2016Ending Chronic and Veteran

Homelessness by 2016


ZERO:2016• Nationwide initiative to do whatever it takes to

end chronic & Veteran homelessness by 2016• End veteran homelessness by Dec. 2015 and

chronic homelessness by Dec. 2016


ZERO:2016

• Combined, the group represents the joint & public commitment of 234 housing authorities, local government entities, non-profit organizations and community agencies

• Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County Continuum of Care was selected as 1 of 71 participating communities nationwide


ZERO:2016Zero: 2016 formally launches in January 2015• Majority of communities will participate in national

2015 Homeless Point-in-Time Count on January 22• Local Partners include the CoC, VA, City & County

Governments, Housing Authorities, Non-Profit Service Providers, Churches & Faith Based Organizations, United Way, Educational Institutions, Employers, the Consumer Council for Homeless Programs, etc.


ZERO:2016 Community Commitments• Tarrant County Pan to End Veteran Homelessness– “Ending Veteran Homelessness Boot Camp”– Veteran Service Provider Training Sessions– Created 100 Day Action Plan From Input at Boot Camp and

Training • Dedicated group will meet regularly to house

Chronically Homeless Vets by end of the year• Create Homeless Veteran Pocket Guide• Make every Homeless Veteran “document-ready” for

housing, services & employment


ZERO:2016 Community CommitmentsWe commit to using a common definition and measurements for

what it means to get to zero:FUNCTIONAL ZERO FOR VETERANS: At any point in time, the number of Veterans experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness will be no greater than the current monthly housing placement rate for Veterans experiencing homelessnessFUNCTIONAL ZERO FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS: At any point in time, the number of people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered chronic homelessness, excluding Veterans experiencing chronic homelessness, will be no greater than the current monthly housing placement rate for people experiencing chronic homelessness


ZERO:2016 Community Commitments

We are able and willing to report aggregate housing placements of all chronically homeless

individuals and homeless Veterans housed across the CoC on a consistent monthly basis

• Currently tracking homeless Veterans through HMIS for action and housing solutions at Joint Veteran’s Case Manager Staffing Group


ZERO:2016 Community CommitmentsWe agree to have our aggregate monthly housing placement

data shared publicly on the Zero: 2016 webpageWe have established, in partnership with Community Solutions, a

Take Down Target for Veterans and chronically homeless individuals

• Current Veteran Take Down Target:

Number of homeless Veterans: 125Estimated new homeless Veterans: 78Total estimated homeless Veterans: 203Number to house each month until 2015: 16



We have adopted an evidence-informed Common Assessment Tool that triages households into recommended housing intervention categories and prioritizes persons based on

need/acuity• Implemented the Documentation of Priority Status Process• Updating the Housing Assessment Form



We will integrate our Common Assessment Tool into our January 2015 Point-in-Time Count to achieve dual goals of compliance with important federal measurement requirements and the collection of actionable, real time, by-name data to help us

house those we count

We will contribute actively to the Zero: 2016 national peer support network, to ensure we can rapidly spread ideas and

solutions to other communities


Focus on Coordinated Resources


Red, White, and You Veterans Job Fair• 1500 Veteran Job Seekers attended a joint job fair at Globe Life

Park in Arlington on November 13, 2014• 225 Employers were on site and 124 on site hires were

confirmed with more results coming in weekly


Partnerships Make the Difference!


ZERO:2016 Resources• Two years of intensive support and coaching from Zero: 2016 Team• Access to, and support from, high level HUD, VA, and USICH leadership• Opportunity to learn from, compete with, and support high performing peers

nationwide • Invitation to nominate two persons from your community (an emerging leader and

a data and performance guru) to be part of the Zero: 2016 Fellowship Program• Customized Performance Management and Communications Platform to support

a systemic, community-wide approach to assessment, outreach, prioritization, housing placement, and housing stability for chronic and veteran populations

• Customized Data + Performance Management Tools; including a standardized Gap Analysis tool, Take Down Targets, Optimization dashboards, monthly placement targets, and transparent real-time performance data

• Training, support, and system integration around best practice, such as the VI-SPDAT pre-screen assessment tool

• Access to proven interventions to streamline housing placement systems


Commitment to Veterans

“When a Veteran returns home kissing the ground, it’s unacceptable that he should sleep

on it.” (Michelle Obama)

The Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County Continuum of Care will bring joy and a unique set of skills and

partnerships to house and care for each Veteran and end Veteran homelessness by December 2015.

ZERO: 2016 Ending Chronic and Veteran Homelessness by 2016 Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC.

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