FY2025 IMPACT REPORT
JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025
As I reflect on the past year, it’s not just one idea, one funder, or one partner that stands out. It is everything, everyone, all the time. Out of this sense of chaos, the strength of our homeless response system remains constant. Constant but not stagnant, because it is a system that depends not just on what we do, but on how we work and who we partner with.
As a systems leader, CFTH sits in a unique position. We are tasked with aligning strategies and data, coordinating funding, and supporting the many partners who bring this work to life. Our planning helps identify and fill the “holes” in services. All this system work adds up to ending homelessness in our community. Because when the system functions well, people get housed, stay housed, and find stability
In work that can quickly become divided and singular in vision, I’ve come to believe that our greatest strength as a community is our willingness to keep showing up and finding common ground. This year’s report is a testament to that shared commitment to have impact, not impasse. It reflects what we can achieve when we combine coordination and collaboration with the resources needed to fuel them. Public funding has kept the system strong and
operational. Flexible, private support has allowed us to adapt, listen, and to build a system that is more equitable and responsive.
Kelly Young, President & CEO
CFTH is trusted to steward significant public resources because we keep Houston’s homelessness response system effective, accountable, and transparent. Public funding provides the foundation: it sustains the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), powers coordination tools like the Youth Coordinated Entry Line, and advances policies that protect our most vulnerable neighbors. These investments build stability across the system — ensuring providers can work in sync and every person experiencing homelessness has access to the right resources at the right time.
While public resources provide the foundation, private philanthropy makes it possible to innovate. Flexible dollars allow us to pilot new employment and income initiatives, expand our advocacy reach, and develop advanced tools that improve data and outcomes. They give us the freedom to act quickly, close critical gaps, and create faster, more equitable pathways to housing. These investments transform stability into momentum — pushing the system forward and accelerating progress toward a future where homelessness is rare.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FY25 Changed Lives!
1,600+
people moved into housing programs of The Way Home in FY25
130+
property partners collaborated to expand housing access
102
Engagements with elected officials
519
youth referred to housing and diversion programs
