Monday, November 25, 2025 | 2:00pm ET, 1:00pm CT, 12:00pm MT, 11:00am PT, 10:00am AK

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the FY25 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity and it is as troubling as expected. Not only does it put more than 170,000 of our neighbors — mostly BIPOC, elderly, and disabled people — at risk of returning to homelessness by cutting billions for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), it reallocates resources to high-barrier and treatment-first approaches. Additionally, it introduces a new scoring criteria that penalizes applicants who won’t align with the federal administration’s harmful agenda.

Philanthropy must be clear-eyed about the impacts these drastic and unjustified cuts will have on our unhoused neighbors and communities and identify ways to support blocking harm while building a new structure that is rooted in justice and liberation. 

During this rapid response funder call, Ann Oliva, CEO at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, will join us to share what they know about the NOFO, what impacts we should expect, and what the field needs right now. We will also be joined by Susan Thomas, President at the Melville Charitable Trust, who will provide insights on what philanthropy can and should be doing to protect our unhoused neighbors while also co-creating spaciousness to reimagine our housing justice future.

Speakers

• Ann Oliva | CEO, National Alliance to End Homelessness
• Susan Thomas | President, Melville Charitable Trust
  
  

Learning Objectives 

By the end of this call, participants will:

• Understand the changes to CoC notice of funding opportunity and the impacts it will have on communities
• Learn what the field needs to both block harm from federal funding cuts while also creating the environment to reimagine the future we all deserve
• Identify tangible actions philanthropy can take to resource and support the block and build work around federal funding cuts 

Registration  

Please RSVP for this call using the button below. You will receive your unique Zoom link once a Funders Together staff person has approved your registration. You will receive your Zoom link directly from Zoom once you have been approved. 

Please note: Participation in Funders Together programming is limited to foundations, community foundations, grantmaking staff at United Ways, corporate giving programs, individual philanthropists, venture philanthropy and other non-traditional philanthropic giving entities, philanthropy-serving organizations, and members of Funders Together. Government funders and staff at organizations where grantmaking is not the primary function are not eligible to participate. Funders Together reserves the right to deny participation to individuals we believe do not meet participation eligibility criteria. If you have questions about your eligibility, please reach out to Lauren Bennett.   

Technology 

This funder call will take place via Zoom. Registration will be open until the time of the call. If you do not receive your Zoom link or have technical issues logging into this call, please reach out to Lauren Bennett.

This call will last 1 hour(s).