What Collective Change Can You Make in 100 Days?
We learn about how collaborating partners in Mercer County, IL, took on a "100-day challenge" to address rural homelessness and what they discovered through the process.
Collective Impact Forum · Cathy Jordan, Sarah Robens, Peter Muse, Sean Whitten, Courtney W. Robertson
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Show Notes
Addressing homelessness in rural areas has multiple complexities including scarcity of funding, support services, and shelter options, as well as facing a common misconception that rural homelessness does not exist.
To better understand how homelessness was affecting their community, partners working in Mercer County, IL came together to participate in their own “100-day challenge,” an organized collaborative event that supports communities in kick-starting complex change efforts. As part of their 100 days, they mapped out the broader system that contributes to getting people rapidly housed and stress-tested their support infrastructure to see what was working and what was not.
In this discussion, we talk with several leaders from this work to learn about how folks came together for these 100 days. Joining us to share their experiences is Cathy Jordan (Project Now) and Sean Whitten, Sara Robens, and Peter Muse (RE!NSTITUTE). They share how they worked through challenging times to uncover how homelessness was hidden in their community, and what they did to support people moving into housing.
Resources and Footnotes
- Project Now
- RE!NSTITUTE
- Systems Change and the 100-Day Challenge
- Palm Beach County 100-Day Dual Sector Challenge
More on Collective Impact
- Infographic: What is Collective Impact?
- Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact
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The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.
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