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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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Housing is Health Care: Outcomes from Housing High Cost Homeless Hospital Patients

Posted by · October 07, 2013 9:33 AM

Heath care providers are seeing that supportive housing is a critical intervention in improving the health of long-term homeless persons.

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Can Increased Access to Health Insurance Improve Care for Homeless Populations?

Posted by · October 01, 2013 2:39 PM

The slow and steady Affordable Care Act implementation process speeds up in October. But what does it mean for our fight to end homelessness?

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Living With the Consequences: Sequestration's Impact on the Houston Housing Authority

Posted by · September 26, 2013 9:00 AM

Decisions made by politicians in Washington DC have a cutting impact on the lives of real people in communities nationwide.

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Homelessness Requires Housing and Services, Not Jail

Posted by · September 23, 2013 12:04 PM

City leaders want to end homelessness in downtown, yet by criminalizing it, they will be wasting precious resources.

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Veterans' Housing First Program

Posted by · September 19, 2013 9:00 AM

By combining the power of public and private funding with the expertise of programs such as Pathways DC, we have provided a tangible, permanent solution to one of the greatest social shortcomings of our time.

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