Funders Together Blog: Homelessness Ends Here

Remembering Robert Hess

Posted by · January 10, 2014 11:51 AM

With great sadness, we announce the death of Robert Hess, former Commissioner of Homeless Services for the City of New York.

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What a Year! Looking Back Over Our Work in 2013

Posted by · December 30, 2013 9:04 AM

What a year it has been for Funders Together!

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The Need for Trauma-Informed Care for Homeless Families: Shifting Our Response

Posted by · December 12, 2013 11:00 AM

The Shift Study: Final Report

It is time for a fundamental shift in awareness and in practice, but how do we do this?

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Get a Job, Buster!

Posted by · December 05, 2013 9:28 AM

Homeless vet will work sign

People experiencing homelessness were the focus of a “Connect to Work” project at the Supportive Housing Providers Association of Illinois (SHPA). They identified six elements shared by the best programs in the country.

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Supporting Solutions to Prevent and End Homelessness

Posted by · November 25, 2013 12:57 PM

Melville Charitable Trust spent a year examining and honing its grantmaking to prevent and end homelessness. Find out how they did it.

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Chronic Homelessness: A Problem That is Inherently Solvable [Video]

Posted by · November 14, 2013 1:57 PM

Chronic Homelessness: A Problem That is Inherently Solvable Video

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation hosted over 80 local stakeholders for the third annual Chronic Homelessness Initiative Convening at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles.

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Testing New Waters: The Simmons Foundation Awards New Grants to Help Houston-Area Women Veterans

Posted by · November 05, 2013 3:15 PM

Through Funders Together, we have learned a great deal about the vast needs facing veterans in Houston. Much to our surprise, Houston has the second largest returning-veteran population and there is great need for private philanthropic support, coordination of services, and collaboration among local agencies.

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Systems Change and Glaciers: What Do They Have in Common?

Posted by · October 24, 2013 9:40 AM

Collaborative systems change like a glacier: It moves slowly, and its progress is sometimes hard to observe, but over time its enormous power completely and permanently transforms the landscape in ways that are dramatic and, at the outset, unimaginable.

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Fill the Coverage Gap for the Most Vulnerable Workers by Extending Medicaid in Ohio

Posted by · October 16, 2013 8:58 AM

Foundations in Ohio award over $200 million in health-focused grants in an average year. These dollars, however, pale in comparison to the investment that extending Medicaid can provide.

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Legal Advocacy: A Powerful Tool to End and Prevent Homelessness

Posted by · October 10, 2013 2:55 PM

Legal advocacy means more than simply going into court on behalf of an individual client; it is a multifaceted approach that includes outreach and education, policy reform and, when necessary, litigation.

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