CS People
Numbers
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"?