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2018 Funders Forum: Philanthropy's Role In Ending Family and Youth Homelessness

Posted on Blog by · March 13, 2018 3:49 PM

Passion. Understanding. Curiosity. Intellect. It was all happening in one room during the 2018 Funders Forum.

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2018 Funders Forum

Posted on Past Events by · March 08, 2018 12:53 PM

The 2018 Funders Forum was held in Los Angeles in conjunction with the National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness. Seventy individuals representing 34 different foundations and United Ways joined us as we explored philanthropy’s role in preventing and ending family and youth homelessness.

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Advancing the Community Through Advocacy: Los Angeles & Proposition HHH

Posted on Blog by · January 10, 2017 10:07 AM

Ann Sewill, Vice President of Housing & Economic Opportunity at the California Community Foundation, explains the Foundation's recent advocacy work around Los Angeles's Proposition HHH and the outcome of this support from a public-private coalition.

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Homelessness: The Symptom of a Much Larger Challenge

Posted on Blog by · June 28, 2016 12:55 PM

On June 23^rd, FTEH Board Member David Wertheimer spoke in Orlando, FL, at The Road Home Breakfast gathering of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness. Still reeling from the shock of the deadly attack against the LGBTQ community at the Pulse nightclub that took 49 young lives and wounded 53 others, the city’s officials nonetheless made the decision to move ahead with The Road Home event, which became yet one more step in the long and painful journey to a community’s recovery.

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When Homelessness Becomes an Emergency

Posted on Blog by · November 24, 2015 9:28 AM

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What happens when cities start to declare homelessness as an "emergency"? Where do we go from here? Funders Together Board Member, David Wertheimer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation explores how these declarations can aid the fight to end and prevent homelessness.

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Family Homelessness 2.0

Posted on Blog by · May 18, 2015 1:18 PM

As we've been learning about the many different crises that can catapult a family into homelessness, we've developed a version 2.0 response to family homelessness. What is it?

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Positive Outcomes for Victims of Domestic Violence and Families through Housing First Pilot Program

Posted on Blog by · March 02, 2015 9:47 AM

Beginning in 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported a pilot program to prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic violence and their families. Here's what they learned.

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3 Must-Haves for Every Child

Posted on Blog by · January 12, 2015 3:40 PM

Hint: stable housing, great schools, and strong communities are key pillars of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Pacific Northwest initiatives.

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