“Community is much more than belonging to something; it’s about doing something together that makes belonging matter.” — Brian Solis
Mission for the work: Through community collaboration and collective action, provide housing in combination with comprehensive and compassionate support to people experiencing homelessness in Eau Claire County.
Vision for the work: Eau Claire County is a community where homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring.
What does functional zero mean: Functional Zero is a benchmark used by many other communities to effectively end homelessness by preventing homelessness whenever possible, and ensuring it’s rare, brief, and only happens one time if it does occur. For our community, it would mean the number of people experiencing homelessness never exceeds our capacity to move people into permanent housing.
How do I contact the team working on this project: You can email us at angela.stokes@eauclairecounty.gov.
“Our first battle in ending homelessness is realizing people who experience homelessness are human.”
- National Coalition for the Homeless
"Someone who is unhoused in your community is your neighbor.” - National Coalition for the Homeless
