Blog: Homelessness Ends Here

A summary of tweets from the Funders Together twitter feed. Follow us at @FundersTogether for real-time updates!

• United Way announces new $661,100 commitment to Housing First effort to end homelessness: http://ow.ly/xEA6  Friday, October 30, 2009 12:06 PM
• New Maine study supports concept that supportive housing for homeless people with disabilities is cost effective: http://bit.ly/2o6HFI  Friday, October 30, 2009 12:02 PM
• RT @thebridgeny: New Bazelon pub maps approach to successful re-entry for jail/prison inmates with mental illness: http://bit.ly/9KnuM  Friday, October 30, 2009 10:02 AM
• RT @NLIHC: Pres Sheila Crowley Testifies in Support of Bills that Provide Affordable Housing for Elderly & Disabled http://bit.ly/bKzWc  Friday, October 30, 2009 9:58 AM
• Dodd, Murphy Call for Better Affordable Housing for Seniors, People with Disabilities: http://bit.ly/1e4ztB Friday, October 30, 2009 9:26 AM
• New Orleans program blends high school learning and community farming in smart and innovative ways: http://tinyurl.com/yh94nlp  Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:35 PM
• RT @pndblog: RWJF Receives $3.7 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Reclaiming Futures Initiative http://bit.ly/2oPfwN  Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:40 PM
• Ending Homelessness in King County - how are they doing: http://bit.ly/GZvLC  Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:22 PM
• RT @NAMICommunicate: Michelle Obama & Jill Biden support mental health initiative for returning veterans http://tinyurl.com/yfsgver  Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:18 PM
• RT @UrbanLandInst: Washington DC area is short 40K homes affordable to average earners. http://bit.ly/k3gQu  Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:54 AM
• RT @NLIHC: Prez Sheila Crowley testifies on the Section 202 & 811 affordable housing bills. Read her testimony at: http://bit.ly/RVzlv  Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:54 AM
• RT @billpitkin: and the answer is...Poverty and Inequality post: New Homeless Numbers for L.A. http://wp.me/pqliN-bE  Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:41 AM
• Q & A with CSH Board Member and well-known journalist and author, Pete Earley on America's flawed mental health system: http://bit.ly/44WIo7  Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:31 AM
• New Census Reveals 38% Decline in Greater Los Angeles Homelessness - any word on how accurate this report is? http://bit.ly/1MkXaO  Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:07 AM
• Deb DeSantis from CSH on HuffPost - "REDUCE Act Cuts Health Care Costs, Helps End Homelessness": http://bit.ly/31MFBr  Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:28 PM
• Blank Check for Healthcare: opinions on the future of healthcare @ RWJF's Pioneer site (very cool!): http://bit.ly/2a6iAh  Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:22 PM
• Joint Center Study: Impacts and Implications of the Voucher Program (from NLIHC Memo to Members): http://bit.ly/1b4UJ6  Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:58 AM
• Dodd’s Senate Banking Cmte holds hearing on “Modernizing Affordable Housing for Seniors and People w/ Disabilities”: http://bit.ly/2b2RsO  Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:24 AM
• Robert Wood Johnson Fdn, Growth Philanthropy Network, and Duke University Launch Social Impact Initiative: http://bit.ly/41C2kc  Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:36 AM
• New supportive housing in Orlando, FL helps prevent the "downward spiral" for those with severe mental illness: http://bit.ly/2wom6t  Monday, October 26, 2009 10:38 AM
• NIMBY in Houston prevails (for the time being?) over mixed-income supportive housing development: http://bit.ly/Liff9  Monday, October 26, 2009 10:21 AM