Recruit Partners and Make Deals

Real community impact requires making strategic partnerships with local policymakers, business leaders, and government, as well as advocacy, housing and service providers. United Ways play a unique role as conveners of these groups in their communities. 

Act as a convener and facilitator for regional networks to end homelessness.

United Way of Merrimack Valley Regional Network to End Homelessness

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United Way of Greater Plymouth County South Shore Regional Network to End Homelessness

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United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Atlanta Regional Commission on Homeless

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Create a collaborative of funders who align resources to develop a pipeline of permanent supportive housing to end chronic homelessness.

United Way of King County Funders Group of the Committee to End Homelessness

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United Way of Greater Los Angeles Home for Good Funders Collaborative

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Valley of the Sun United Way Ending Homelessness Initiative

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USICH guide to building a Permanent Supportive Housing pipeline.

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Get public support from key stakeholders to support the implementation of local plans to end homelessness.

United Way of Greater Los Angeles Home for Good signatories page

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United Way of the Cape Fear Area 10-Year Plan Partners

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To learn more, visit the other pages from our toolkit:

Housing is the Key

Think Upstream

Share the Vision

Build a Bank of Knowledge

Be an Agent of Change

Follow the Money