CS People
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Built for Zero
Real Estate + Neighborhoods
Grab Bag
100

Community Solutions’ founding board chair

Who is Jill Ker Conway?

100
This April, CS learned it would receive a 5-year grant of this size

What is $100 million?

100

Number of proof points to date (communities that have ended veteran and/or chronic homelessness)

What is 14?

100

This mixed-income residence for chronically homeless veterans and low-income residents

What is the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence?

100

A farm animal whose name also means “person who gets stuff done”

What is a Rooster?

200

This CS alum has a work-related tattoo

Who is Becky Margiotta (Kanis)?

200

In 2015, CS worked with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness to launch this campaign, modeled after 100,000 Homes

What is the 20,000 Homes Campaign?

200

The first community to reach functional zero for chronic homelessness

What is Bergen County?

200

The founding director of the Brownsville Partnership, who reminded us “hope is inside”

Who is Greg Jackson?

200

The 100,000 Homes Campaign was inspired by this partner’s “100,000 Lives Campaign”

What is the Institute for Healthcare Improvement?

300

This CS staff member served on the Biden transition team

Who is Aras Jizan?

300

Number of full-time staff the day CS launched in 2011 (guess within 5)

What is 30?

300

This Built for Zero city is famous for its zoo

What is San Diego?

300

Until it closed in 2005, the original Swift Factory was the world’s largest producer of this

What is gold leaf?

300

In 2013, an email chain about BBQ in this city caused a “reply-all” nightmare.

What is Kansas City?

400

This CS staff member has been featured in an HGTV reality series

Who is Starr Simpson?

400

The number of babies born to CS staff in 2020

What is seven?

400

The three communities that have ended both veteran and chronic homelessness (credit for 2 out of 3)

What are Rockford, Bergen County, and Abilene?

400

In 2020, the Brownsville Partnership moved the 8th iteration of this annual event to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic

What is the HOPE Summit?

400

What was the name of the building where CS's first offices were located? (hint: it's a current royal)

What is The Prince George?

500

This CS alum of the former Community Planning and Health division now lives in France

Who is Catherine Craig?

500

The campaign the Brownsville Partnership named and modeled after 100,000 Homes

What is the 5,000 Jobs Campaign?

500

The first proposed name for Built for Zero (hint: it preceded Zero:2016)

Race to Zero

500

This first director of Inspiring Places once came to work wearing the same outfit as our high school intern

Who is Nadine Maleh?

500

Created in 2013, this division trained partners in Agile Problem-Solving 

What is Knowledge Sharing ("KnoSh")?

600

Community Solutions' founding mission statement (2011)

What is, "Strengthening communities to end homelessness by creating homes, connecting community resources, and sharing solutions"?

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