Melanie L. Dickerson

Live Music Lover | Believer in Ending Homelessness | Solver of Wicked Problems | Mama | Views are my own #builtforzero @cmtysolutions

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

Last week, team members attended the Illinois Home Summit. @cmtysolutions has a new partnership with the Illinois Office to Prevent & End Homelessness (IOPEH) to work on state level work to scale quality, by-name data. @ILHumanServices

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

Calling @GovRonDeSantis and @Disney on a friendly wager. If the @nuggets win the finals against the @MiamiHEAT, Disney World will move to Colorado, the ACTUAL happiest place on earth to do business, have fun, and be free! #ColoradoForAll

[NBA @NBA]

JOKIC AT THE BUZZER 🚨

31 PTS, 19 REB, 12 AST 🔥

End 3Q on ESPN

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

✅ TRUTH: The best predictor of homelessness is a lack of affordable housing, not mental health or substance use. #TruthIs #HomelessnessIsSolvable
⬇️ Check out the supporting facts. https://t.co/BVgLRGlv77

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

✅ TRUTH: People experiencing homelessness face disproportionate rates of violent victimization compared to the general population. #TruthIs #HomelessnessIsSolvable
⬇️ Check out the supporting facts: https://t.co/cBkrMWNOwW

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

✅ TRUTH: Homelessness is not a choice #TruthIs #HomelessnessIsSolvable
⬇️ Check out the supporting facts: https://t.co/UmUR40jtf6

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

The thoughts and prayers of all of Bills Mafia are supporting you, Damar. 🙏

[Mississippi State Athletics @HailState]

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒.

#HailState🏴‍☠️

[Built for Zero @BuiltforZero]

🏆 GOAL! Boulder, Colorado, was the first sub-regional team to reach quality data for veterans. Last week, they were presented with the Quality Cup, a more coveted prize than the Stanley Cup 🏒 It has the names of all the communities in Colorado that have achieved quality data.

[Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) @COCoalition]

Thank you to @BrittaFisher and her whole team at HOST for supporting people experiencing homelessness in Denver. #BfZChat

[Tim Richter 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @timrichter]

I think about it this way - without real-time, person specific data, realizing the right to housing is impossible. You cannot access your rights if you are invisible to the system. #BFZChat

[Built for Zero @BuiltforZero]

"Unfortunately, I can't change history. What we all can do is the hard work necessary to change the future... We also know that each of us can interrupt racism in our individual spheres of influence. You can be racist or an anti-racist. There is no middle ground." #BFZLearning

[Built for Zero @BuiltforZero]

#Maine is tackling homelessness state-wide, alongside @BuiltforZero #HomelessnessIsSolvable
@SeanMurphyNews @SpecNewsMaine

Read how:
https://t.co/LSvHo8wHxh

[Metro Denver Homeless Initiative @MDHICoC]

When we approach homelessness as a solvable issue, we shift from attempting to manage the problem to creating a system that ensures homelessness is a rare, brief, and one-time occurrence. @BuiltforZero

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

“It’s what a lot of homeless need. To feel like you’re an individual, a human.” @BuiltforZero has been working in José Saez’s community since 2019 as part of a state-wide effort. Read the @ColoradoTrust story by @tory_sarah #HomelessnessIsSolvable
https://t.co/rJTGjngDHb

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

Our Impact and Learning Report explores how communities across the U.S. are working to end homelessness.
👇 A look at how Fremont County, Colorado, used a shared aim to reach functional zero for veteran homelessness. Read more → https://t.co/cp2syqo9cS

[CU Denver Alumni @CUDenverAlumni]

🎉 Congrats to @CUDenver Alumni for receiving the @denbizjournal's 40 Under 40 award ◾Melanie Lewis Dickerson MPA ‘09 Portfolio Lead, @cmtysolutions ◾Yessica Holguin MS ‘04, Executive Director @ccwbdenver ◾Carrie Hackenberger MS ‘18, Principal @HBSColo https://t.co/BFovMV2y2j

[Built for Zero @BuiltforZero]

NEW: @CoreyBouchardTV of @WAGMnews features @BuiltForZero's statewide work in Maine to #EndHomelessness. Learn how @AroostookCounty is joining the movement. @Maine_Housing @AroostookCAP https://t.co/aDSlbEpM5q #HomelessnessIsSolvable

[Denver Business Journal @denbizjournal]

Meet the third inductee into DBJ's 40 Under 40 Hall of Fame along with the final group of 10 winners in the 2022 program. https://t.co/bFokrruEmB

[Community Solutions @cmtysolutions]

We are proud and humbled to announce that @CmtySolutions and @BuiltForZero have been selected as the awardee of @MacFound #100andChange competition. This $100M grant aims to accelerate measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time. (2/8) https://t.co/AfRzTeR9f8