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The Bigger Picture: 5 Things Funders Need to Consider…

Posted on Blog by · April 01, 2013 10:01 AM

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

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

Posted on Blog 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?

Youth Homelessness: Hearing Their Stories, Sharing Ours

Posted on Blog 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.

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.

Lessons from 200 Smart Thinkers [Video]

Posted on Blog by · November 06, 2012 3:19 PM

It isn’t every day that the work I do at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is called “audacious,” but when one of our partners described our collective efforts to end family homelessness in Washington State with precisely this word, I took it as a compliment.

Improving Our Knowledge About Ending Homelessness: A Role for Philanthropy

Posted on Blog by · October 22, 2012 11:49 AM

Despite different geographic and population focuses in our homelessness initiatives, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation are unified in our belief that philanthropy can play a critical role in preventing and ending homelessness.

Hope for the Holidays: HUD Reports Decrease in Homelessness

Posted on Blog by · December 20, 2011 2:39 PM

We can, and will, end homelessness in the United States.

Maximizing the Impact & Amplifying the Voice of Philanthropy

Posted on Blog by · November 16, 2011 11:47 AM

We can end homelessness in America, but philanthropy must be willing to step forward and challenge the status quo.

How Philanthropy Can Help End Homelessness

Posted on Blog by · October 20, 2011 10:16 AM

Philanthropy needs to play a role in order for us to achieve the goals in Opening Doors.

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

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?

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.

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.

It isn’t every day that the work I do at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is called “audacious,” but when one of our partners described our collective efforts to end family homelessness in Washington State with precisely this word, I took it as a compliment.

Despite different geographic and population focuses in our homelessness initiatives, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation are unified in our belief that philanthropy can play a critical role in preventing and ending homelessness.

We can, and will, end homelessness in the United States.

We can end homelessness in America, but philanthropy must be willing to step forward and challenge the status quo.

Philanthropy needs to play a role in order for us to achieve the goals in Opening Doors.