BREAKING: @CityOfAbilene, TX is the 4th community to reach #FunctionalZero for chronic homelessness! After achieving this for veterans in 2019, they’re one of 80+ @BuiltforZero communities proving a future where homelessness is rare and brief is possible. bit.ly/2IPz4mA
Even in the face of #COVID19, Abilene, TX came together around the shared goal to make sure fewer people experience long-term homelessness than can be housed in a month. community.solutions/case-studies/a…
“Abilene demonstrated that a community can successfully address homelessness when the right players come together with a shared goal.” - Mayor Anthony Williams, @CityofAbilene. Learn how Abilene, TX reached #FunctionalZero for veteran homelessness: community.solutions/press/press-re…
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"I’ve worked with a lot of communities across the United states. We are lucky to have a mayor who supports the work we do and is a part of it." - Katherine Bisson of @HopeAbilene and #BuiltforZero Abilene, TX on reaching #FunctionalZero for chronic homelessness.
"The next thing we had to do was to create a real time last of people experiencing chronic homelessness, so we know them by name. It’s very important to dignify those people and know who they are." - Katherine Bisson of @HopeAbilene