Encampment Prioritization Tool
Our Encampment Prioritization Tool is designed to help communities navigate the complex landscape of homelessness. By balancing the urgent need to address encampments with the chronic shortage of housing and shelter resources, along with health and safety considerations, this tool guides stakeholders in making informed decisions. It ensures that actions prioritize housing and shelter placements over displacement, aligning with broader systemic reforms to effectively manage and resolve encampments.
This prioritization tool is essential for allocating limited resources in a way that is both equitable and sustainable. It supports transparent decision-making processes, helping communities to address the needs of encampment residents, local businesses, neighbors, and other stakeholders comprehensively. Used in conjunction with the Encampment Resolution Guide, it aims to foster long-term solutions to homelessness, emphasizing the need for significant investments in housing and shelter to truly meet the needs of unsheltered individuals.
