A Bold and Dynamic Grantmaking Response to Systemic Racism

Why the grantmaking of the Zarrow Families Foundation is now in the hands of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

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Joy Is The Resistance To The Oppression We Face



Funders Together to End Homelessness CEO, Amanda Andere, provided the opening remarks for the virtual State of the Movement from A Way Home America and Youth Collaboratory on July 23 and 24th with a message of joy and hope.

 

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Joint Statement on the Equal Access Rule

On July 1, Ben Carson, Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a new proposed rule that would allow discrimination against transgender people seeking access to shelter through HUD-funded services.

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National Housing Advocates Statement on Policing and Black Communities

Funders Together to End Homelessness joins other national housing advocates to support Black people and Black organizers who are working on housing justice.

 

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There Is No Low-Hanging Fruit in Ending Anti-Blackness and Racism

On June 8, 2020, Funders Together CEO Amanda Andere gave the following remarks on the National Low Income Housing Coalition's weekly national call as a part of their response to COVID-19.


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Statement on the Continuous Killing of Black People, White Supremacy, and Anti-Blackness


(A shirt I bought in the fall of 2014 after the murder of Eric Garner)

A statement from Funders Together CEO, Amanda Andere, on the continuous killing of Black people, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness.

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Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands

Funders Together to End Homelessness and colleagues signed on to an open letter to philanthropy with calls to action to address and fight racism and xenophobia against Asian Americans within COVID-19 responses. 

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A Math Problem We Can Solve Together



On February 19, funders from across the country convened at our annual Funders Forum in Oakland. Melissa Stafford Jones, Executive Director at the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation, attended the Funders Forum and walked away ruminating on the disparities between income and affordable housing and steps funders can take to address these disparities.

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What the Martin v Boise Ruling Means for Ending Homelessness

In this blog post, Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, explains what the Martin v Boise ruling means, why it is so important to efforts to end homelessness, and how funders can support momentum on opportunity for progress.

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Our Thank You to Matthew Doherty

Funders Together to End Homelessness thanks Matthew Doherty for his service as Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH).

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