OUR EXPERTISE
Strategic Homeless Response
& Encampment Management
A strategic homeless response requires both urgency and compassion, grounded in the reality of where people are today while building pathways towards stability.
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We help jurisdictions design and implement practical, scalable, and sustainable response strategies that reduce harm, improve safety, and create real options out of homelessness for people experiencing homelessness.
THE CHALLENGES
WE SEE
HOW WE
CAN HELP
Identify common ground, and build pathways that move all stakeholders toward shared success
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Assess a community's existing response and capacity; including internal capacity of the funding agency
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​Design a range of unique interventions that stabilize individuals while reducing unmanaged encampments
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Create a "system of flow" : collaborate with local partners and design a phased approach to transition households to long-term housing strategies
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Support with implementation - not just planning ​​​
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Respond to community's emergency needs
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HOMELESS RESPONSES
HYGIENE CENTER
Critical component of community health.
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​Strategically placed, no overnight shelter.
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Individuals can access:
day services,
bathrooms, showers, laundry facilities, private meeting spaces, connection to community services
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Reduce unwanted behaviors and unnecessary crimes.
MANAGED
OUTDOOR SITE
Allows communities to address human suffering and public safety concerns more rapidly.
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​​Managed 24/7 and provides basic essential life needs, and connection to services to create stability for all.
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The goal is to create opportunities for stabilization and connection to shelter or housing.
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SAFE PARKING
SITE
Managed sites set-up in parking lots or vacant sites for vehicles to safely park overnight.
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Ability to access basic needs (toilets, food, water).
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Extremely cost-effective, easy to set-up and shut-down.
TINY HOME
VILLAGE
Small, temporary villages set-up with basic needs - bathrooms, kitchen area, showers, and laundry services.
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Effective transition from shelter to permanent housing.
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Connection to community services.
WHO DOES THIS
WORK FOR?
All levels of government - cities, counties, states -responding to encampments on public property ​
Communities under public or political pressure
to act
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Jurisdictions in need of safe, alternative housing options that mitigate public health and safety concerns, with noticeable impact
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Communities in need of new, innovative strategies ​
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Nonprofits and coalitions supporting system-level change
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