"Functional zero says that when someone is homeless, or when someone is in danger of homelessness, that we know where to send them and we know how to [offer] housing and help them get back on their feet," Craig Schlattmann, program manager for Homes for All Veterans, says.
Homes for All Veterans is a program of the Colorado nonprofit Rocky Mountain Human Services and funded by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
The hope is that no veteran should have to live on the streets, he adds, and if homelessness does occur, it should be "brief, rare and nonrecurring."
Schlattmann -- a veteran -- spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner. Jesse James, 21, joined them and shared how he ended up living in his car after the Army discharged him.
Click the audio above to listen to the full interview.
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