Across Virginia, communities are accepting that homelessness is solvable. 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians is a statewide initiative - led by the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness - to house 1,000 of the most vulnerable Virginians experiencing homelessness.
The 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians initiative aims to identify the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness by compiling information using a tool called the Vulnerability Index, rank their conditions by severity, and then systematically house them before their homelessness causes them to die.
Twelve communities across the state have joined the 1,000 Homes initiative:
- Central Virginia: Richmond
- Hampton Roads: Norfolk, the Peninsula (Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, York County, James City County, Poquoson) Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Western Tidewater (Suffolk, Isle of Wright County, Franklin and Southampton County)
- Northern Virginia: Arlington, Prince William County
- The Valley: Harrisonburg & Rockingham County
- Southwest Virginia: Roanoke, Martinsville (Danville, Franklin County, Patrick County)
We have the solutions to end homelessness. Now we must act. We must respond first with housing.
For more information on 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians, contact Robin Gahan at 804-938-1982 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Important Links:
- Community Checklists
- Facts about the 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians Initiative
- The national 100,000 Homes campaign
- The 100,000 Homes Campaign Playbook -- a toolkit for finding and housing vulnerable people.
Media Coverage:
- Give to the Max - I'm Not Invisible on 100 Homes Arlington Campaign, November2, 2011
- Sun Gazette - Homeless Advocates Getting Clearer Picture of Those Who Live on Streets, October 27, 2011
- Rosslyn - Arlington's Registry Week Homeless Population Snapshot, October 26, 2011
- Washington Post - Group Conducts Survey to Aid Homelessness in Arlington County, October 26, 2011
- WUSA9 - 100 Homes for 100 Arlingtonians, October 21, 2011
- Washington Examiner - Arlington identifying 'most vulnerable' for free housing, October 21, 2011
- Washington Post - Arlington starts campaign to help homeless, September 21, 2011
- American University Radio, WAMU 88.5 - Arlington 100 Homes, September 14, 2011
- Richmond Times Dispatch Opinion - 1,000 Virginians: Homeless, August 14, 2011
- NBC12 - Volunteers Sizing Up Richmond Homeless, August 7, 2011
- WTVR coverage of Richmond's Registry Week, August 5, 2011
- Richmond Times Dispatch - Volunteers, Organizations survey homeless to find mortality risk, August 2, 2011
- Richmond Times Dispatch coverage of 1,000 Homes for 1,000 Virginians - Richmond, March 31, 2011
- Style Weekly article on 1,000 Homes Richmond
- Channel 8 coverage of 1,000 Homes Richmond
- Channel 6 coverage of 1,000 Homes Richmond
