How Thurston County is aiming to bring homelessness to "functional zero"

Addressing homelessness is looking a little different in Thurston County these days.

The county, which includes Olympia, just became the fifth community in the nation to collect data on every single adult experiencing homelessness.

The county’s partner organization says that data includes the names and circumstances of each person counted. And the county vows to update the information monthly.

It’s part of a model called “Built for Zero”.

Guests:

• Keylee Marineau, homeless response program manager at Thurston County's Office of Housing & Homeless Prevention
• Garrett Grainger, Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University

Relevant Links:

• Olympia, Wash. Becomes Fifth U.S. City to Collect Data on All Single Adults Experiencing Homelessness - PR Newswire
• Blog: Five Questions Housing Analysts Should Ask About "By-Name Data" - HSA: The Forum for Housing-Related Research and Debate