This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What should funders do about homelessness? Your approach will be specific to your context, values, and assets. These suggestions can help you formulate your individualized plan for ending homelessness. Affordable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. October 31st, 2019: Facebook Pledges $150 Million to Bay’s Future Fund and Affordable Housing LISC Thanks to a commitment of $150 million from Facebook, the innovative Bay’s Future Fund has nearly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By National Alliance to End Homelessness The State of Homelessness in America charts progress in ending homelessness in the United States. Using the most recently available national data, it is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tiffany Manuel and Nat Kendall-Taylor talk about how to fight against misperceptions around affordable housing and help raise the urgency level. • SSIR raises the language…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Is poverty a crime? A quick answer is, of course, yes: poverty is systemically created and punished. Debtors’ prisons, mass incarceration, and the structure of the welfare system are just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most common ways to measure homelessness is through so-called ‘point-in-time’ counts of people who are sleeping in shelters or on the streets. These are figures that are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Housing first is the gold standard in homelessness intervention. But why? Sharon McDonald explains why anything less than housing first is a disservice to homeless individuals and to the cause of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Claudia Aranda shares changes that need to happen in order to overcome ongoing housing discrimination in 2019. • How can you best leverage your assets to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students in an Architecture & Design course at an upper school in Tacoma, WA, spend the semester planning and building tiny homes for homeless individuals. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on the ways smartphone devices can help homeless people find resources, health care, and community. • How can we make smartphones more accessible…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The affordable housing crisis isn’t new. It isn’t even an “emerging” crisis. Our country has been in the midst of it for decades and neighbors in our communities who are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: High school students of color are protesting racism and inequality U.S. high school students have become increasingly outspoken about issues affecting their communities like police brutality, gun violence, school closings in communities…