We Can Honor This Mother’s Day by Restoring Housing Vouchers

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With more low-income renters shouldering unaffordable housing costs than ever before, many areas of the country have long lines for housing vouchers.  Funders have an important role as we try to restore the vouchers we lost to sequestration and build public-private partnerships to help those in need. 

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Housing-Based Solutions Can End Homelessness


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We know what works.  Philanthropy can help take it to scale.

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Understanding the Connections Between Family Homelessness and TANF: Tips for Funders

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Today, in every state, a family that relies entirely on TANF for income cannot cover the cost of fair market rent. Funders can play an important role in addressing the gaps.

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The Power of Funders Networks and Collaboratives: Recap of our Los Angeles Meeting

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On March 10, the Los Angeles Homeless Funders Group hosted nearly 50 foundations to talk about the role of funders networks and collaboratives in preventing and ending homelessness.

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What We’ve Learned about What Works to End Chronic Homelessness

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The 100,000 Homes Campaign is using data to end and prevent homelessness - and you can too.

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USICH: A Valued Partner in Our Work to End Homelessness

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USICH has been instrumental in our efforts to rethink the systems that have allowed homelessness to persist.

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Making Public Housing Work for Families (Part 3 of 3)

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The final post in a three-part series on The Fairfield County Community Foundation's efforts to improve the lives of families in Connecticut.

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Making Public Housing Work for Families (Part 2 of 3)

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The second post in a three-part series on The Fairfield County Community Foundation's efforts to improve the lives of families in Connecticut.

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Making Public Housing Work for Families (Part 1 of 3)

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The first post in a three-part series on The Fairfield County Community Foundation's efforts to improve the lives of families in Connecticut.

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Inadequate and Inconsistent TANF Funding is Driving Families into Homelessness

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Funders Together's new interactive map demonstrates the shortcomings of the TANF program in preventing family homelessness in the United States.

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