Zoning and homelessness
Community Solutions, Inc.
We deploy innovative problem-solving tools towards creating a lasting end to homelessness that leaves no one behind.
Understanding the connection between land-use regulations, local zoning ordinances, and homelessness
One of the leading drivers of homelessness is a lack of access to affordable housing.
Since 2008, the United States has experienced both an underproduction of new housing being built and a trend of deregulation of existing affordable housing. Demand for housing has outpaced supply.
Exclusionary zoning laws and land use regulations have played critical roles in limiting new housing developments. But cities, counties and states can adapt or implement policies to lower housing costs and boost the affordable housing supply.
Tackling housing and systems
“The primary ways in which we can go about ending homelessness is around making investments and permanent housing solutions, while also building a strong safety net.” — Christine Haley, State Homelessness Chief for the Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois is working to solve homelessness state-wide and knows that increasing access to affordable housing is necessary to reach functional zero.
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Learn how Lynchburg, Virginia, uses by-name data to connect unhoused neighbors with housing.
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The Built For Zero community of Bergen County, NJ, was highlighted as a model in achieving functional zero for homelessness by NYC’s Comptroller.
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Meet Dr. Gerald I.F. Curley, a leader in Detroit’s VA Health Care System and in the community’s efforts to reduce and solve homelessness.?
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The Built for Zero community of Nashville, TN, launched an effort to house 100 families in 100 days.