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2007 Summer
Retreat
Over time, most
GCEH members have become engaged in Chicago's Plan to
End Homelessness, including being active on a variety
of committees and meeting regularly with other constituents
to discuss specific issues related to implementing the
Plan. In this manner, GCEH will continue to work and
meet together on an as-needed basis, but not as a Donors
Forum Member Issue Group. If you would like more information
or to be included in those discussions, please contact
Bill Koll at McCormick Tribune Foundation or Debbie
Reznick at Polk Bros. Foundation. GCEH thanks Donors
Forum staff for their ongoing and able support.
Program
Archives
The notes from previous programs contain valuable knowledge
and information on topics related to ending homelessness.
Resources
NEW!
Funding
Principles for Ending Homelessness
The Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness represents
a broad range of funders working together toward the
goal of ending homelessness. They have developed a set
of core funding strategies to assist foundations, corporate
funders, and private philanthropists in their work.
Federal
Study Cites Fewer Homeless (USA Today,
Nov. 8, 2007)
The federal government has released a report that shows
a national decline in the number of chronically homeless
adults who live on the streets or in emergency shelters.
The report shows that "remarkable progress"
is being made in alleviating homelessness.
The
Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness
This site serves as a network
for funders who are working to eliminate long-term homelessness.
Membership is free and includes access to case studies,
best practices, data and trends.
Housing
Matters
HousingMatters.net mobilizes individuals
who support organizations working to give every person
in Illinois access to quality, fair, accessible and
affordable housing. Receive e-mail alerts about critical
housing issues and find tools to contact policy makers
on these issues.
Hunger
and Homelessness Survey (pdf,
12/03)
Results of the U.S. Conference
of Mayors survey on hunger and homelessness finds that
requests for emergency food assistance increased by
an average of 17 percent over the past year.
KnowledgePlex
This web site offers best practices, discussions, research
and more for professionals working on affordable housing
and community development.
Laying
a New Foundation: Changing the Systems that Create and
Sustain Supportive Housing
(7/03)
This report draws on the Corporation for Supportive
Housing's decade of experience in advocacy and policy
work to describe what successful public systems for
creating supportive housing might look like--and how
to build them.
Affordable
Rental Housing and the American Dream: The Role for
Foundations (pdf,
4/03)
The Neighborhood Funders Group profiles funding efforts
of large foundations and makes several recommendations
to improve the rental housing market.
National
Coalition for the Homeless
Features a news watch, upcoming
events, publications and position papers, facts and
figures, and policy highlights.
National
Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
Works to end and prevent homelessness by serving as
the legal arm of the movement to end homelessness.
Grantmakers
Concerned with Ending Homelessness Program Archives
Notes containing valuable knowledge and information
shared at previous programs and meetings of this group.
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