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Tackling the Root Causes of Homelessness

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Susan Thomas of the Melville Charitable Trust argues that homelessness and structural racism are intrinsically linked, both historically and today. What can donors do to address the seemingly intractable problem of homelessness?

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Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? The Results Are In

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

San Francisco's Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years. million on 32 programs between 2017 and 2022 aimed at halving chronic homelessness. San Francisco's Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years.

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Foundations Are Funding Tiny Home Villages for the Homeless. Is It a Worthwhile Effort?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Oak Foundation, Sobrato Philanthropies, and the Dell Foundation are funding tiny home villages as homelessness spikes.

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Groups That Serve the Homeless Could Help More if They Measured Success Differently

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The number of meals served, beds provided, or classes offered doesn’t indicate success at reducing homelessness. By Morvarid Rahmani The number of meals served, beds provided, or classes offered doesn’t indicate success at reducing homelessness.

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8 Homeless Moms in San Francisco Struggled for Help. Now, They're Learning to Advocate for Others

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The women are on the Family Advisory Committee, a program launched by San Francisco nonprofit Compass Family Services this year to empower homeless people to better serve their needs. By Janie Har, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Godofredo A.

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Can $100 Million Change San Francisco’s Response to Homelessness? One Grant Maker Tried. Here’s What Happened.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Eden Stiffman San Francisco The effort hasn’t reached its goal to reduce the city’s chronically homeless population by half, but it helped galvanize new ways of working and expand the set of solutions to address a seemingly intractable problem.

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The Criminalization of Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

Half of all renters now spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, and nearly 600,000 people are homeless , unable to afford a place to live at all. Half of all renters now spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, and nearly 600,000 people are homeless.