Proud to be featured in The New York Times
“For me, the big reveal after a year was not that Houston had solved the problem. It hasn’t. There is no one-time fix to homelessness.
“The reveal was something different. It was that in broken America it’s still possible for adversaries to share facts and come together around something contentious and difficult. Public and private, county and city, businesses and nonprofits, conservatives and liberals, the housed and unhoused: In Houston, enough of them have agreed on a goal that seems worth striving for. Working in concert, they have made genuine progress in housing previously unhoused people. And, so far, the benefits of collaboration have fended off the usual forces of entropy. That was an eye-opener and a sign of hope.”
From "How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own," by Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times, June 14, 2022
More than a year ago, we were approached by The New York Times regarding the launch of Headway, a new initiative dedicated to exploring national and global challenges “through the lens of progress.” Rather than focusing on the problem, Headway explores the solutions.
With rates of homelessness increasing across the country, this social issue became an early contender for Headway founder and editor Michael Kimmelman to delve into. While we anticipate more articles on the issue of homelessness from Headway, we are thrilled that this first piece focuses on our work in Houston.
Since last summer, our staff has worked with the City of Houston and other partners to arrange interviews and meetings with elected officials, government staff, nonprofit partners, and people with lived experience to tell the incredible story of The Way Home and our extraordinary collaboration to address the complex issue of homelessness.
Today, we are excited to share the culmination of this project with you!
"How Houston Moved 25,000 People from the Streets into Homes of Their Own"
Please stay tuned for more!
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Our ability to impact homelessness on a level that attracts the attention of The New York Times’ Headway is thanks in large part to our donors. Your generosity has allowed the Coalition to drive programs supported by The Way Home that have reduced homelessness by an unprecedented 63% since 2011.
We are incredibly grateful for your belief in the Coalition, our mission, and your willingness to champion our vision in which everyone in our community has a safe place to call home.
