Mission:
To galvanize philanthropic leadership and funds to bring an end to long-term homelessness over the next decade.

Background:
A knowledge network for funders, the Partnership to End Long-Term Homelessness was created in November 2004 by a group of seven foundations and corporations — the Conrad N. Hilton, Rockefeller, Robert Wood Johnson, and Fannie Mae foundations, the Melville Charitable Trust, Fannie Mae, and Deutsche Bank — which collectively contributed more than $36 million. With two nonprofit partners, the Corporation for Supportive Housing and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the partnership aims to increase public awareness of the issue, raise a targeted $100 million, and create 150,000 permanent supportive housing units across the country within ten years.

Outstanding Web Features:
The centerpiece of the partnership's Web site is its Knowledge Center, a database of research, trends, case studies, and policy papers on strategies and best practices for fighting chronic homelessness — searchable by key word, date, publisher, or topic (such as housing for individuals dealing with AIDS, mental illness, and substance abuse; homelessness in post-Katrina New Orleans; supportive housing; and advocacy). The site also supplies links to recent national and state news, and answers to frequently asked questions.