Homelessness

One-line definition: The social problem Destination: Home is organized to solve in Santa Clara County, addressed through a “housing first” supportive-housing strategy.

How sources describe it

• Framed as solvable at the local level: “the further you get from your sphere of influence, the less control you end up having.” (source: raw/calls/May 31st, 2018.md)
• Tackled via “housing first” / supportive housing, homelessness prevention, and aligning service interventions with new housing stock. (source: raw/calls/May 31st, 2018.md)
• A cost study (2005–2012) of the county’s cost of managing homelessness helped build voter support for a $950M supportive-housing bond. (source: raw/calls/May 31st, 2018.md)

Where it shows up

• Chad Bojorquez (Destination: Home) — 2018-05-31 — Destination: Home’s mission and model.

Conflicts

• None.

Related concepts

• Destination: Home — the Santa Clara County organization built to solve homelessness via “housing first” supportive housing.
• social innovation — the framing for tackling homelessness at the local level, where control is highest.
• Chad Bojorquez — described Destination: Home’s mission and the cost study behind the $950M supportive-housing bond.

From Roam

Roam page metadata — Related: Hearing the Homeless