We're proud Annie E. Casey Foundation highlighted our grantmaking strategy with its focus on the root caus­es of home­less­ness and unsta­ble hous­ing, in pur­suit of mea­sur­able, equi­table results; developed under the leadership of our President Susan Thomas shorturl.at/anp09

Thrilled to share that Fire by Forge opened in Hartford firebyforge.com A Pan-American inspired restaurant, bar, and catering operation. It's a social enterprise of our grantee Forge City Works, integrated w/a culinary job training program for those w/employment barriers

Big thanks to The Chronicle of Philanthropy for the in-depth series on funder investments in housing tinyurl.com/mr2yzhd6 As Susan Thomas says, “People need a place to live in an area that’s decent, has access to opportunities, and allows them to thrive. It’s as simple as that.”

Excited to share "America’s Housing Crunch" a new Trust-supported The Guardian series on surging home sale & rent prices in the US, high homelessness rates, and what this means for racial justice, public health, child development and public policy rb.gy/90cr9

Congratulations to Connecticut Public for their 5 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from RTDNA - including this story on a resurgence of tenant unions in CT rb.gy/jffdm

Powerful piece about how we need to change how we are making the case about preventing and ending #homelessness - thank you AMO & Tiffany Manuel rb.gy/3ml2u

Our own Alyia Gaskins moderating a Bipartisan Policy Center panel on #affordable housing at the #housingsummit23 - "We can't end #homelessness until everyone has a home"

We are proud to support tenant organizing through HouseUS houseus.org/about-us/ to protect renters from rising prices, unjust evictions, & landlord abuse. Everyone needs a safe, affordable place to call home. rb.gy/6et61 The Washington Post The Chronicle of Philanthropy

This morning, I spoke at the National Fair Housing Alliance conference on the topic of Aligning to Advance: Leveraging Lessons Learned and Alliances to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing. Great discussion about #partnerships, #communityengagement & building equitable communities. Melville Trust

Check out this inspiring podcast highlighting Black women in philanthropy who are leading some of the most innovative thinking on equitable giving - featuring our President Susan Thomas -recorded at ESSENCE Festival The Bridgespan Group dreaming-in-color.captivate.fm

We are thrilled to share Urban Institute research + equity tool that helps federal, state, and local stakeholders assess info to advance the fair distribution of benefits and burdens across communities, while seeking solutions to make up gaps shorturl.at/fgWX8 Dig in!

Sharing an important report from our partners The Southern Economic Advancement Project showing large corporate landlords are concentrating purchases in the same locations where they bought properties after the 2011 foreclosure crisis, with big implications for racial wealth gap. shorturl.at/lwCMV

We are so happy to support the Senate testimony of Peggy Bailey and the crucial work of the Center on Budget team as they bring attention to the impacts of the housing affordability crisis, and specifically how that crisis is affecting people with the lowest incomes

Compelling podcast listen from one of our close partners, Donovan Duncan from Urban Strategies, Inc. on the fallacies around low-income housing, the good and bad of capitalism when it comes to equity, and the limited lens of credit scoring Economic Impact Catalyst rb.gy/ups8gs

We are excited to build our partnership w aaacdfi to support a housing strategy that empowers members to advocate for anti-racist housing policy reform + gives members tools to increase housing opportunity + housing stability in Black + Brown communities rb.gy/2z2jr8

About seven months ago, the NYT Opinion team reached out to me for a collaboration. You can see what we came up with here: nytimes.com/2024/04/16/opi… . We're also rolling out some videos on Instagram and TikTok this week that pack a bit more punch, especially on the issue of

Congratulations Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home on this pivotal piece in the The New York Times With criminalization of homelessness on the rise in communities across the country + a looming Supreme Court case about it galvanizing the field, this clear messaging is critical! nytimes.com/2024/04/16/opi…

Homelessness is the result of broken promises and broken public policies. A mentality of scarcity in a country of abundance. #HousingNotHandcuffs #HousingSolvesHomelessness Donald Whitehead National Coalition for the Homeless

What an amazing group of advocates showing up and speaking out! Solidarity! 🔥#HousingNotHandcuffs

What systems + barriers are in place that lead to high levels of homelessness in the U.S.? And what can funders do to tackle the problem? Our President, Susan Thomas shares her insight on the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s podcast: bit.ly/giving-done-ri…