Utah is pioneering a transformative model in the fight against homelessness through its Know by Name initiative—an adaptation of MGT’s Know and Thrive approach. This strategy shifts the focus from statistics to people, ensuring that every individual experiencing homelessness is recognized, supported, and empowered to thrive.
At the heart of this approach is a data-driven, person-centered model that delivers coordinated care tailored to each individual’s unique needs. By integrating real-time data, individualized care plans, and community collaboration, Utah is building a system that makes homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Key elements of the initiative include:
- The Pathway to Human Thriving: A framework that assesses needs and tracks progress toward long-term stability.
- Individualized Care Plans: Actionable, goal-oriented plans developed collaboratively between case managers and clients.
- Ecosystem Support: A network of state and private partners working together to ensure sustainable, community-based solutions.
OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
For individuals: Every client feels known and receives personalized, consistent, coordinated care as they advance toward long-term stability.
For communities: Deep coordination across all service providers creates personnel and fiscal efficiencies across the system. Advanced reporting, focused on outcomes (not just activities), identifies the organizations and programs that are most successful in driving long-term outcomes for clients.
This important project highlights how Utah’s commitment to knowing each person by name is creating lasting change—and how MGT’s tools and expertise are helping make it possible.
