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

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

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

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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Housing Trust Funds: A Step After Housing First

Can we actually find affordable housing for everyone?  What is philanthropy’s role?

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Funders and the Upcoming Point-in-Time Counts

After Labor Day, many communities will start to plan for their January Point-in-Time Homeless Counts. How can you help as a funder?  

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Insidious Impacts: Sequestration's Effects on the Most Vulnerable Families

The realities of sequestration are now being felt throughout the country as states and municipalities are forced to do more with much less.

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Housing is Healthcare

What is your best guess for the average life expectancy of homeless individuals?

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Post-Conference Guest Blog: Top 3 Things I Took Away from This Summer’s Conference

Every summer the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference on ending homelessness has been a highlight for me. It reinvigorates me. It teaches me. It reminds me why we do this work – day in and day out.

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Using Wisdom, Compassion, and Courage to End Homelessness

An excerpt of Funders Together Executive Director Anne Miskey’s welcoming remarks at the Inaugural Funders Institute.

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The Inaugural Funders Institute: What We Learned, Where We’re Going

A record number of private funders came to share their ideas, experiences and lessons learned from communities across the United States and Canada at the first-ever Funders Institute.

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