South Miami is celebrating what it says is a milestone in the fight to end homelessness.

This week, the city announced it has become one of a few in the country to achieve “ functional zero ” for chronic homelessness, a designation that indicates the city has effectively ended its cycle of long-term homelessness.

A press note South Miami published this week cited a to-be-released census the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust conducted last month, which counted just three people experiencing homelessness in the city.

That’s down from 15 to 20 in past years and follows a reported 43% decrease in unsheltered residents the Homeless Trust reported in February .

According to Community Solutions , the nonprofit that developed the standards, communities reach functional zero when

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