ZERO: 2016
Ending Chronic and Veteran
Homelessness by 2016
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
ZERO:2016
• Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County Continuum of
Care was selected as 1 of 71 participating
communities nationwide
• 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 CoC
ZERO:2016
Zero: 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.
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
ZERO:2016 Community Commitments
We 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 homelessness
FUNCTIONAL 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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
ZERO:2016 Community Commitments
We agree to have our aggregate monthly housing placement
data shared publicly on the Zero: 2016 webpage
We 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:
Estimated new homeless Veterans:
Total estimated homeless Veterans:
Number to house each month until 2015:
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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ZERO:2016 Community Commitments
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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
ZERO:2016 Community Commitments
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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
Focus on Coordinated Resources
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
Partnerships Make the Difference!
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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 VISPDAT pre-screen assessment tool
• Access to proven interventions to streamline housing placement systems
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC
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.
Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC