Home Funders carries out lending activities through two very experienced housing finance intermediaries, the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP), who serve the many not-for-profit housing developers in the community that are interested in reaching these families.

In Massachusetts, the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation initiated the One Family Campaign to end family homelessness.

Two organizations in Massachusetts that do significant work with affordable housing and community development are Citizen’s Housing & Planning Association and the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations.

The Melville Charitable Trust is a significant funder in this field, and their website contains many great resources and links.  The Trust has also funded a series on National Public Radio on this issue.

The website of the Foundation Advisory Group to End Homelessness contains many resources, including the latest report from the Bay Area Foundation Advisory Group to End Homelessness.

Information about the Gates Foundation’s initiative on family homelessness can be found at www.soundfamilies.org.

The Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness is an open knowledge network for funders who are addressing homelessness in their grantmaking.

The National Center on Family Homelessness is a research, service provision, and advocacy organization.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is an advocacy organization on this issue with many reports and information on Shifting Gears, a collaborative project with nine family homeless service providers. 

The National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes an annual report on housing affordability in every jurisdiction in the country.

The Neighborhood Funders Group on Housing published “More Than Shelter: A Grantmakers Guide to Housing Programs and Policy”.

Photography by Greig Cranna www.crannaphoto.com.