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What We Learned When We Went Looking
Over three days this July, cross-sector teams fanned out across downtown Grand Rapids with a simple but ambitious goal: to build an accurate, shared understanding of who is actually out there, what they need, and how we can do better by them. This was the Downtown Pathways Project’s Voice of the Customer survey, and…
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By Name Data Reduces Homelessness
Continuous Improvement of Individual Level Data Supports Effective Homeless Response What is a “By Name List?” It is exactly as it is named; it is a list of all clients in the homeless response system who are known to be actively homeless. Our goal is that service providers know exactly…
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Downtown Pathways Project Launch
The Mission Grand Rapids is taking a bold step to end unsheltered homelessness. The Downtown Pathways Project is a new public-private philanthropic partnership designed to create lasting housing stability and economic vibrancy. The Impact Building on the “100 in 100 Kent County” initiative, this project shifts the focus from temporary…
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Ending Homelessness: A Celebration of Impact
The event is an opportunity for private, public and philanthropic partners working to end chronic homelessness to highlight successes and progress towards shared goals. Who should attend Whether you are a frontline service provider, business leader or a community investor – we want you to join us for a time…
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Bias for Action: Why We Are Moving Beyond Plans That Sit on Shelves
Modern challenges don’t wait—and neither can we. As General Stanley McChrystal writes in Team of Teams, today’s problems are complex, fast-moving, and interconnected. Cause and effect is often unclear. By the time you’ve mapped the system, it has already changed. Last week, pathways partners got to meet with General McCrystal, and discuss how homelessness is exactly this kind of complex challenge. Special thanks to the Gerald…