John, a senior veteran, experienced homelessness for over 2 years in Fort Collins. John said the moral support he received along the way helped him the most. “You’d be surprised how much that makes a difference,’ he said.
Rodger celebrates his recent housing success and move-in with Housing First Initiative case managers Marla and Katina.
FORT COLLINS AND BEYOND
By exploring diverse approaches and best practices to this complex and solvable challenge, we gain ideas and inspiration. Continue reading and research from these primary sources.
Our Home: Shifting the Community Conversation about Homelessness, January 2021
Community Forum on Homelessness Solutions, May 2019
Reading and Research
- Colorado Office of Homeless Initiatives
- Community Solutions
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Funders Together to End Homelessness
- Healthcare for the Homeless
- The Hub for Ending Homelessness @ Facebook
- Invisible People
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- National Homeless Law Center
- National Low-Income Housing Coalition
- Northern Colorado Continuum of Care
Podcast, Radio, Video and Movies
- Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America
- The Way Home, short-form documentary series
- Fort Collins Community at Work: “The Fort Collins FUSE Initiative”
- Tony, the Movie
Funding Housing First & Homelessness Response
- Denver Homeless Solution Funding passed by Denver Voters, Denver Ballot Initiative 2B
- Bring Chicago Home (Real Estate Transfer Tax initiative)
- Developing and Passing Proposition H and Measure HHH in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles HHH (Supportive Housing Bond) Progress Tracker
- Denver Social Impact Bond Program
- Washington Youth and Families Fund
- Funders Together to End Homelessness
OTHER PAY FOR SUCCESS RESOURCES
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Urban Institute