United is the was we come together in Wichita to provide a community solution to a community challenge to end homelessness. Thanks to all the volunteers who came out and helped @unitedwayplains conduct the annual homeless census. #BuiltForZero #FunctionalZero #UnitedIsTheWay

So much energy in the room today at the 2025 @BuiltforZero Learning Session! Community leaders all united by one goal: making homelessness rare and brief. ⭐️ #BFZLearning

This short @PBS film shows how a @BuiltforZero community reduced homelessness by 25% 🔥 #HomelessnessIsSolvable bit.ly/42rIpr8

Love the entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset that makes great things like this happen! #BuiltForZero #InnovateForGood 💡

A great initiative implemented by dedicated professionals to efficiently house more people faster. #EntrepreneurialROI #GrowthMindset #InnovateForGood #BuiltForZero 💡

Today, our Housing Navigator program was honored with a 2025 Innovation Award from the @ICTBizJournal! 🎉 Recognizing the challenges our unhoused neighbors face in accessing resources, our homeless services team launched this program to connect individuals with the right support quickly and effectively. These personalized connections help pave the way to stable housing, rebuilding lives and restoring hope. Please join us in celebrating Jen McGill, Tyra Miles, and Jillian Castaneda on this well-deserved recognition. They are a #ForceForGood in our community, and their dedication to this innovative work is inspiring. #InnovationAwards #TeamUnited #ForceForGood #BuiltForZero #WBJ #Congrats

Wichita’s Coalition to End Homelessness gets biggest HUD grant yet to support the work being done to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. #BuiltForZero ksn.com/news/coalition-to-en…

Exciting news! 🎉 Our Housing Navigator program is receiving a 2025 Innovation Award, presented by the @ICTBizJournal! Over time, our homeless services team saw the barriers our unhoused neighbors faced when navigating resources. They stood up the housing navigator program to connect each client with a guide who helps match them to available resources to meet their unique needs. These personal connections ensure the quickest and most effective path to housing, helping someone rebuild their life and restore their hope for the future. Join us in congratulating Jen McGill, Tyra Miles, and Jillian Castaneda on this well-deserved honor, and thanking them for the difficult and important work they do to help our neighbors on their journey to stable housing. Because of their innovative spirit, Wichita is now one more step closer to making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. #Congrats #TeamUnited #ForceForGood #BuiltForZero #WBJ

🥧 Happy #PiDay! Today, we’re celebrating the power of numbers — real-time, by-name data @BuiltforZero communities use to drive solutions reduce homelessness. 📊🏠✅

Illinois has officially adopted @BuiltforZero methodology in its State Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness! 🎉 After years of partnership, this is a big step toward making homelessness rare & brief! 🙌 More info: bit.ly/4hqT1L4

#HomelessEpidemic #HomelessnessIsSolvable #XERS Please #Follow @_MealsOnWheels @Op_Homefront @operationbless @Habitat_org @HomeDepotFound @BuiltforZero @cmtysolutions @invisiblepeople @Tunnel2Towers Get Involved In The Solution. Get Knowledgable. This Epidemic Should Be Priority.

If “solving homelessness” was easy, everyone would do it. Luckily, @BuiltForZero communities love a challenge 🔥🏠 #HomelessnessIsSolvable

NEW from me: I went on a seven-month reporting journey looking at Bergen County, New Jersey, Wichita's "community of inspiration" for reducing homelessness, after Wichita (and other Kansas cities) joined @BuiltforZero, a homelessness movement with NYC-based Community Solutions 🧵

Homelessness isn’t inevitable. All over the country, @BuiltforZero communities are proving that real-time, person-centered data can drive lasting reductions. 💡🏡 Learn more: bit.ly/3vgl0L4

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re spotlighting Black leaders in the @BuiltforZero movement to solve homelessness. Meet Andre Gwinn Sr. In his role, he supports people seeking employment, which is a vital aspect of obtaining and keeping housing. Read the full Q&A: bit.ly/3Ux6GIK

🏆 Success isn’t just housing one person — it’s building a system that ensures no one is left behind. @BuiltforZero communities are proving that homelessness isn’t inevitable. #HomelessnessIsSolvable (📸: members of the Honolulu CoC team at the 2023 BFZ Learning Session)

📊 Numbers don’t solve homelessness. People do. BUT — having the right data helps people solve homelessness. Communities in @BuiltforZero use real-time, person-specific data to drive housing solutions faster. #HomelessnessIsSolvable

🏡🎉 Introducing a new community who is joining the movement to solve homelessness by adopting the @BuiltForZero model! #HomelessnessIsSolvable Learn more here: bit.ly/3Q89jgT

Staff anniversary shoutout! 🎉 Jen McGill joined United Way of the Plains in 2024 as part of the Coalition to End Homelessness in Wichita/Sedgwick County. Jen oversees the coordinated entry system for our community, and facilitates the multi-agency, community-wide street outreach. Congrats on your one-year anniversary Jen and thank you for all the important work you and your team do to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring. unitedwayplains.org/get-to-k… #TeamUnited #ForceForGood #newblogpost #congrats #LiveUnited #builtforzero

For generations, people of color have faced barriers to fundamental rights, including secure housing. @BuiltforZero communities are committed to enhancing racial equity in their response to homelessness. #HomelessnessIsSolvable Learn more: bit.ly/4e7yz08