Housing Policy

Homelessness -- and the risk of homelessness -- can be reduced with an effective and sustainable continuum of care for affordable housing. To advance supportive housing, the Foundation engages in public policy to better understand the causes of homelessness and achieve an adequate and effective public investment in supportive housing. The Foundation also enhances the capacity of individuals, families, and youth transitioning out of foster care to access housing and remain housed.

The Foundation engages in public policy through its grantmaking, convening, and participation in public-private partnerships and collaborations with other foundations. Support is targeted at few key areas in the public policy spectrum, including:

Research and building awareness,
Collaborations engaged in advocacy, and
Empowerment of individuals, both to participate in advocacy and to understand and access public programs.

Housing Policy Grants (Awarded March 2008)

Neighborhood Progress, Inc.	Cleveland	State government relations for County land bank	$25,000.00

Housing Policy Grants (Awarded November 2007)

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING/ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY			$85,000.00
Coalition on Homelessness & Housing in Ohio (COHIO)	Columbus	Youth Empowerment Program	$20,000.00
Corporation for Supportive Housing	Columbus	Advocacy for Ohio’s Permanent Supportive Housing Campaign	$20,000.00
Policy Matters Ohio	Cleveland	Solving financial challenges of homeless and housing-vulnerable populations	$25,000.00
Voices for Ohio’s Children	Cleveland	Planning for the Needs of Cuyahoga County Youth Transitioning to Adulthood from Foster Care	$20,000.00