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The Shepherds in Blue: How a Partnership Between Philanthropy and Houston Police is Guiding People Home

Posted on Blog by · March 26, 2015 10:57 AM

With support from Funders Together Houston, The Frees Foundation, and The Simmons Foundation, the Houston Police Department created a Homeless Outreach Team and documented their efforts in a documentary called The Shepherds in Blue.

Webinar Archive: Foundations for Youth Success Overview

Posted on Webinar Recordings by · January 23, 2015 9:26 AM

This webinar provides an overview of our forthcoming community of practice, Foundations for Youth Success

Moments from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Annual Convening on Ending Chronic Homelessness in LA County

Posted on Blog by · November 11, 2014 10:42 AM

Highlights from the 2014 gathering of public sector partners, key stakeholders, grantees, and experts to share and advance the collective effort to end chronic homelessness in Los Angeles.

Seizing the Moment: Partnering to End Youth Homelessness

Posted on Blog by · October 01, 2014 4:44 PM

Funders Together was thrilled to attend the True Color's Fund's first Forty to None Summit this week, where we talked about philanthropy's role in ending LGBTQ youth homelessness.

The Power of Funders Networks and Collaboratives: Recap of our Los Angeles Meeting

Posted on Blog by · March 18, 2014 9:36 AM

On March 10, the Los Angeles Homeless Funders Group hosted nearly 50 foundations to talk about the role of funders networks and collaboratives in preventing and ending homelessness.

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

Posted on Blog by · August 01, 2013 10:00 AM

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.

Collaboration Across the Pond

Posted on Blog by · July 10, 2013 10:02 AM

The partnership between Butler Family Fund and Oak Foundation illustrates the power that funders have when they join forces to create replicable, systemic, and lasting solutions to homelessness.

Helping Homeless Youth Realize Their Boundless Promise

Posted on Blog · 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.

A Canadian Perspective on Ending Homelessness [Video]

Posted on Blog · November 16, 2012 9:54 AM

What does an end to homelessness look like? The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada is on the road to finding out.

A Message for Funders: “There Are No Discrete Funding Areas”

Posted on Blog by · October 30, 2012 1:37 PM

Many systems touch at-risk and homeless families: foster care, child welfare, crisis response, mental health services, and schools, to name a few–but no one system will solve family homelessness alone.

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With support from Funders Together Houston, The Frees Foundation, and The Simmons Foundation, the Houston Police Department created a Homeless Outreach Team and documented their efforts in a documentary called The Shepherds in Blue.

This webinar provides an overview of our forthcoming community of practice, Foundations for Youth Success

Highlights from the 2014 gathering of public sector partners, key stakeholders, grantees, and experts to share and advance the collective effort to end chronic homelessness in Los Angeles.

Funders Together was thrilled to attend the True Color's Fund's first Forty to None Summit this week, where we talked about philanthropy's role in ending LGBTQ youth homelessness.

On March 10, the Los Angeles Homeless Funders Group hosted nearly 50 foundations to talk about the role of funders networks and collaboratives in preventing and ending homelessness.

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.

The partnership between Butler Family Fund and Oak Foundation illustrates the power that funders have when they join forces to create replicable, systemic, and lasting solutions to homelessness.

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.

What does an end to homelessness look like? The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada is on the road to finding out.

Many systems touch at-risk and homeless families: foster care, child welfare, crisis response, mental health services, and schools, to name a few–but no one system will solve family homelessness alone.