What this is
A library, not a website. It is a shelf for the things we publish — stories from neighbors, assessments of homelessness systems and processes, newsletters, and the foundational documents that outline Durham’s Strategic Framework to Make Homelessness Rare and Brief — so that each one has a home and a link we can send.
Every item here is also a PDF you can download and share.
Stories from neighbors
“It’s a real thing.”
After almost four years outside, James has a Durham apartment, two settling cats, and a morning routine that no longer starts at a Walmart sink.
Told with consent · July 2026“I’ll show them my keys.”
After about six years in a tent, Rocky has a Durham apartment of his own — and an answer for anyone who doubts this work makes a difference.
Told with consent · June 2026Sprint assessments
A Sprint Assessment for May–June 2026
How it worked and what we learned. 15 neighbors, 3 encampments, 4 weeks — what the sprint achieved and what we would do differently.
Durham Community Safety Department · Initial assessment, deeper dive to comeSystem mapping
In December 2025, frontline staff and leadership from across Durham’s homelessness system spent a day mapping how a person actually moves through it. The Bellwether Collaborative for Health Justice turned what they said into these two products.
Narrative Summary & Critique of the Baseline Journey Map
What workshop participants said about each phase of the journey — the pain points, the bright spots, the data gaps, and the open questions.
Bellwether Collaborative for Health Justice · Revised 8 July 2026Client Journey Map: Lowest-Barrier Single Adult
The revised map built from that feedback — eight phases, and where clients drop off, get stuck, and what works.
Bellwether Collaborative for Health Justice · July 2026Newsletters
Rare & Brief — June 2026
The first monthly partner update: Rocky’s keys, the Year 1 targets under assessment, governance in motion, and one ask.
HOPE Team · First edition · June 2026The Framework
Strategic Framework to Make Homelessness Rare & Brief
The five-year, cross-sector plan: the North Star, the Year 1 targets, the six operational functions, the architecture, and the $13M Year 1 investment.
Durham Community Safety Department · 2026–2031Strategy Lanes, Milestones, and the Path to 2031
The companion: five strategy lanes, the annual reduction targets by population, and the year-by-year milestones that pace the five-year arc.
Durham Community Safety Department · 2026–2031