How can we reduce homelessness in California by 90% by 2035?

Statewide organization working to prevent and end homelessness. Launched new employment program in 2025. Attempts cross-sector coordination but lacks the scale, funding, and authority to serve as true statewide backbone.

Oakland, CA

Innovative housing nonprofit that helps people with complex health and behavioral health conditions find and maintain housing. Operates flexible housing subsidy programs. Key link between health systems and housing in multiple CA counties.

Los Angeles, CA

Independent policy research organization providing rigorous analysis of state budget and policy. Tracks homelessness spending, analyzes Prop 1 implementation, and provides evidence base for budget advocacy. Key analytical voice on funding cliffs and fiscal sustainability.

Sacramento, CA

Financial engine behind California community development. Coordinates CDFIs, impact investors, and public capital for community investment. Emerging model for the kind of capital orchestration needed for housing at scale.

California

LA's largest community foundation. Operates the Home L.A. Fund pooling philanthropic capital for homelessness solutions. Bridges philanthropy with government and nonprofit sectors in the largest CoC in the state.

Los Angeles, CA

Major foundation funding health care innovation. Runs Partnerships for Action learning collaborative connecting health care and homelessness sectors. Documenting county-by-county Prop 1 implementation. Key funder bridging behavioral health and housing.

Oakland, CA

Created by the Legislature in 1988. Combines technical assistance with policy leadership. Maintains the only comprehensive database of all subsidized properties in CA (HUD, USDA, LIHTC). Produces data tools, dashboards, and analyses of housing need. Provides housing finance technical assistance to developers and jurisdictions.

San Francisco, CA

Created by SB 1380 in 2017, restructured in 2021. State-level coordination body for homelessness policy. Administers HDIS (statewide data warehouse integrating 44 CoCs). Develops state action plan. Functions primarily as government coordination — lacks cross-sector backbone capacity.

Sacramento, CA

UC Berkeley and UCLA research partnership that partners with government to generate evidence for policy. Conducts rigorous evaluations of homelessness programs and prevention strategies. Key producer of evidence for data-driven prevention approaches.

Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA

Largest pro-housing advocacy organization in California with 80,000+ members and 20 local teams. Has led passage of dozens of pro-housing bills since 2017 including CEQA reforms. Backed by Open Philanthropy and broad coalition spanning labor, business, environmental groups.

Sacramento, CA

Model collective impact backbone for Santa Clara County. Serves as both the CoC Board and the cross-sector convener. Demonstrates what backbone coordination looks like at county scale — shared measurement, aligned strategy, and cross-sector partnership. Pioneered predictive prevention using cross-system data.

San Jose, CA

National affordable housing intermediary with major California presence. Provides capital, technical expertise, and innovation programs for affordable housing development. Partners with developers, government, and funders to scale housing production.

San Francisco, CA (CA office)

National network of funders with a California Policy Network that coordinates philanthropic funders working on homelessness. Facilitates funder learning, co-investment, and policy alignment. Key connector between philanthropic capital and the homelessness field.

National (CA chapter)

Environmental and smart growth organization that has been key bridge-builder between environmental and housing advocacy. Supported CEQA reform for infill housing while protecting open space. Demonstrates that environmental and housing goals can align.

San Francisco, CA

Federally qualified health center providing integrated healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in LA. Operates training catalog for homeless service workers. Demonstrates integrated care model connecting health, behavioral health, and housing.

Los Angeles, CA

Statewide backbone for the housing affordability and homelessness movement. Convenes the locally-directed, regionally-organized statewide alliance. Leads annual budget coalition for housing investment. Runs 'New CA Dream' narrative change initiative. Provides research-backed narrative tools and policy advocacy.

Sacramento, CA

Research center producing critical analysis on housing production costs, workforce challenges, and policy barriers. 2024 report documented provider capacity crisis (79% hiring, 45% increased turnover). Bridges academic research and policy.

Berkeley, CA

Leading research center on homelessness led by Dr. Margot Kushel. Produced the landmark California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness. Drives evidence base for policy and practice. HOMING project pilots integrated care models for unsheltered populations.

San Francisco, CA