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Real people, real homes

The number is made of names.

Functional zero is a system condition — but it’s built one household at a time. As people move through the Framework, their stories will live here, told in their own words and shared only with their consent.

These are placeholders — real stories to come as the work unfolds
February 2026 · The first sprint
In February 2026, a winter storm left ten Durham families in hotel rooms with nowhere to go next — the county’s only family shelter was full. One month later, fifteen families had moved into homes of their own.
— The first family sprint. The families’ own words will live here — with full consent, when they’re ready.
More journeys home

Different doors, same destination.

Each person reaches housing through a different mix of the six functions. Here’s where these stories will live.

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Provider, partner, or someone who’s been housed — we’d be honored to tell it, only with full consent.

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We’ll reach out before anything is ever shared. Stories are published only with full, informed consent.

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