Direct additional targeted resources towards communities with the highest numbers of chronically homeless persons.
Follow the lead of the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs and direct additional "surge" funding to those communities with the highest numbers of chronically homeless persons. Because McKinney Continuum of Care funding is not based on the numbers of homeless persons and because that formula is not likely to change in the future, some communities with high numbers of chronically homeless persons are getting relatively little assistance to address the issue. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used data to direct additional "surge" SSVF funding to communities with the highest need. This will likely help those communities to end or significantly decrease veteran homeless, especially when combined with HUD VASH.
If you want to decrease the numbers of chronically homeless persons, then direct sufficient resources to those communities with the highest numbers of chronically homeless persons to allow them to meaningfully decrease chronic homelessness. This surge funding could include funding to build or rehabilitate housing for new units, as well as rental subsidies.