Funders Together Blog: Homelessness Ends Here

The Bigger Picture: 5 Things Funders Need to Consider…

Posted by · April 01, 2013 10:01 AM

Funders should consider these points in order to supporting the work of ending homelessness.

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The Music of Ending Homelessness

Posted by · March 20, 2013 1:08 PM

The music in my home when I was growing up was an unusual blend of 70’s Korean pop ballads, Simon and Garfunkel, and The Who. Times may have changed, but music is still a large part of what makes a home, and that’s why Richard Carter’s story has meant so much to me.

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Funders Together Houston Celebrates Successes & Future Plans

Posted by · March 14, 2013 4:14 PM

Funders Together congratulates FTEH Houston on their 1-year anniversary. We’ve enjoyed collaborating with a committed group of funders working together to make an impact on their community!

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900 Heads Are Better Than 1: Reflections on the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference on Youth & Family Homelessness

Posted by · March 01, 2013 9:13 AM

What happens when you bring together more than 900 of the nation’s leading players in the work of ending family and youth homelessness from the non-profit, government, advocacy and philanthropic sectors?

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Visiting Seattle: The Success of Funders Together [Video]

Posted by · February 22, 2013 12:42 PM

At this week’s NAEH 2013 Conference on Ending Family & Youth Homelessness, Funders Together hosted several events as part of our Networking Series: Where Catalytic Philanthropy Begins With Conversation.

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Youth Homelessness: Hearing Their Stories, Sharing Ours

Posted by · February 07, 2013 9:11 AM

All of us should cringe when we hear the words “youth” and “homelessness” joined together. No society, least of all ours, should tolerate a system which allows our young to be discarded, victimized or left to live on the streets.

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Looking Ahead: A Vision for Ending Family Homelessness

Posted by · February 01, 2013 2:33 PM

At the Gates Foundation, we’re now entering the 14th year of our work in Washington State to reduce family homelessness. That may sound like a long time, but when dealing with a problem as complex and seemingly intractable as family homelessness, time is required to find and implement changes with the potential to have real impact.

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Criminalizing Poverty

Posted by · January 25, 2013 10:11 AM

From the early 1800′s, people throughout the U.S. who could not afford a home were confined to “poorhouses” or “workhouses,” for the “crime” of being poor. Most of us look back on those days in disbelief, but today, communities all over the country are passing ordinances that come very close to making it a crime to be poor.

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Helping Homeless Youth Realize Their Boundless Promise

Posted by · January 16, 2013 1:44 PM

A few years ago I was stopped on a freeway off-ramp on my way to a meeting in downtown Seattle. As I sat there, I noticed a group of homeless people gathered under the overpass. Then I saw something that shook me.

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The Global Classroom: A View of Homelessness from “Down Under”

Posted by · January 03, 2013 10:23 AM

As we work together as a national community to collectively educate each other about exciting new developments in the effort to permanently end homelessness, it’s important to step back and learn, as well, from a global vantage point.

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