By Jakob Rodgers
Using an intensely data-driven approach unlike anything previously seen in the Pikes Peak region, a coalition of community members, local government officials and homeless service providers has created its own definition for what it means to end homelessness among military veterans. And using a color-coded scheme similar to traffic lights, it’s keeping a monthly record of its progress.
In short: Momentum is building, but they have more work to do.
Homes for All Veterans, for example, housed 25 individuals or families in April and May, and another 19 in June.
But the coalition wants to house another 150 individuals or families from August through the end of October using a network of volunteers focused on outreach.
The effort is predicated on the concept that Colorado Springs and El Paso County may never 
have zero homeless veterans, because transients might move into the region, and some people also may resist help getting housed.
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