NEWS & UPDATES
Bay Area Suburbs Struggle With Rising Homelessness
In September, Alameda County declared a state of emergency on homelessness to address growing numbers of unhoused people. Suburban and…
We all have a role in ending homelessness. Here are a few examples:
Working together to solve root causes & create the first affordable homes in one local city A core component of…
Partner Spotlight: Stanford Health Care
Stable housing is critical to living a healthy life – average life expectancy for a person with stable housing is…
Philanthropic Investments That Put Community First
We’ve invested more than $178 million in our community in the last five years. But the money is only the…
Solving homelessness requires more evidence and less politics
The increasingly worrisome crisis of homelessness in our nation has focused media and policy attention on homelessness policy. Unfortunately, notably absent from…
Apple has spent $1.5 billion on affordable housing. Here’s where the money went
In 2019, Apple committed to spend $2.5 billion to help fight California’s housing crisis. So far, it has helped support…
Embracing Humanity in Our Approach to Studying Homelessness
As a board member of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) Lived Expertise Advisory Board that played a major role in the…
New 6-year randomized control trial: prevention is a proven solution to keeping families from becoming homeless
For years, our homelessness crisis has been fueled by a troubling trend: for every homeless family we connect to housing,…
Do homelessness prevention programs work? Santa Clara County-based study says yes
Finding: Emergency financial assistance reduces homeless peril for at-risk families The adage “prevention is better than cure” applies not just…