Please see the message below from the Zero 2016 campaign. If you are part of Zero 2016 work in Hampden County and are interested in attending the Leadership Academy, please send an email to Gerry McCafferty. Also see the notice below on upcoming webinars related to ending veteran homelessness, and online Landlord Initiative Resources.
As we’ve seen time after time through both the 100,000 Homes Campaign and Zero: 2016, it takes a team of dedicated individuals, willing to do whatever it takes, to change the status quo and create a system built for zero. The core of this team, the beating heart and soul, is a strong leader, boldly spearheading the charge, supporting the team and fearlessly leading the way through struggles, doubt and uncertainty with an unwavering commitment to reach the goal.
In an effort to support this type of leadership in each of the Zero: 2016 communities across the country, Zero: 2016 is sponsoring one leader from each community to join us in West Virginia from October 20-23 for the OrgCode Leadership Academy. This gathering will be an opportunity to share, learn, grow, network, and strengthen our community of leaders committed to our shared mission of ending homelessness.
In an effort to support this type of leadership in each of the Zero: 2016 communities across the country, Zero: 2016 is sponsoring one leader from each community to join us in West Virginia from October 20-23 for the OrgCode Leadership Academy. This gathering will be an opportunity to share, learn, grow, network, and strengthen our community of leaders committed to our shared mission of ending homelessness.
We’re also inviting all participants from Zero: 2016 communities to stick around for an extra day to join us for the Zero: 2016 Strategic Planning Session on Friday, October 23. We’ll be focusing on leveraging learnings from the Leadership Academy to accelerate the progress and impact of the movement and to begin shaping our strategy into 2016.
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Webinars to Support You in Ending Veteran Homelessness As part of our effort to support each of you in ending homelessness among veterans, Zero: 2016 is offering three webinars to highlight community bright spots and offer concrete tools and tips to help replicate efforts that have proven successful. Details for these trainings are below, and calendar invites will be sent out soon. We hope you’ll join us!
By-Name List: Recommendations for Practice Tuesday, October 13: 3pm EST/12pm PST A By-Name List is a critical tool to reach functional zero and understand who in your community is experiencing homelessness at any given time. A strong By-Name List can be used to plan estimations of future rates of homelessness, including inflow and refining performance targets. Please join us to learn what’s working in Zero: 2016 communities, including effective outreach strategies, case conferencing, maintaining an updated list, tracking outcomes and measuring process effectiveness. Join the Webinar Here Event Password: zero2016
Landlord Engagement: Recruitment by Mayors Wednesday, October 14: 3pm EST/12pm PST In July, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sent a letter to landlords requesting urgent assistance in placing veterans in their units. About 150 landlords responded, resulting in hundreds of new units for veterans experiencing homelessness. Learn about the Chicago experience as well as lessons learned by other communities in which Mayors have engaged in landlord recruitment efforts. Join the Webinar Here Event Password: zero2016
Leadership Structure Friday, October 16: 12pm EST/9am PST Leadership is critical in developing a sense of urgency to end homelessness locally, providing timely and strategic decision-making and bringing key stakeholders to the table to achieve a common goal. This webinar is focused on structures that drive strategies and create urgency to accelerate housing placement outcomes and reach shared community goals. Join the Webinar Here Event Password: zero2016
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Tip of the Week: Zero: 2016 Landlord Initiative Resources! One of the most common and pressing challenges for communities trying to get to zero is finding a landlord willing to rent to homeless families and individuals. As a result, Zero: 2016 and 25 Cities launched a Landlord Initiative to assist communities in recruiting, engaging and celebrating landlords who are willing to commit units to help end veteran homelessness. The Landlord Initiative includes:
- A Series of webinars focusing on effective practices – (1) Building local infrastructure; (2) Sharing effective outreach strategies for Mayor-led events and outreach to small, medium, and large property management companies, and (3) Sharing effective outreach strategies with outreach to rental associations, faith, and civic communities
- A national landing page, hosted by Zillow, where landlords can be connected with local coordinators in their community
- An online Community Toolkit with resources and community examples
Learn more about the Landlord Initiative and how it can make an impact in your community here, in the fourth part of our “What Why Why” series, created by our partners at CSH.
