Equal Measure is very pleased to announce our new five-year learning and evaluation partnership with Community Solutions, Inc. and ORS Impact. Together we will examine the impact of the Built for Zero initiative to end homelessness, and document how the model and theory of change are playing out across communities. We are especially honored to have been chosen, along with ORS, for our deep expertise in evaluating place-based systems change initiatives in communities across the U.S.and our commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our approach.
The learning partnership will include documenting successes, challenges, enabling conditions, and considerations for scaling. The approach is mixed methods and focused on four levels of the Built for Zero ecosystem: local strategy and implementation across communities, intermediary support, and field context and trends. Determined through an inclusive approach with Community Solutions, community partners, and key stakeholders, the evaluation may include examining the roles that communities play in overcoming obstacles to homelessness, the factors that affect local confidence in solving the problem, and the local and national conditions that enable communities to end homelessness.