Chronic Homelessness Initiatives (CHI)
Our Chronic Homelessness Initiative which culminated in 2022 was a $100 million commitment to addressing chronic homelessness in the City of San Francisco.
We round out our portfolio with targeted investments to achieve community-wide change.
We believe San Francisco can be a community where everyone has a safe place to call home. Built on the learnings from our Chronic Homelessness Initiative, our project to equitably and significantly reduce homelessness in San Francisco focuses on three key areas: homelessness prevention, key populations experiencing disproportionate rates of homelessness, and improved transparency and accountability.
In 2022, thanks to a generous investment from VISA Foundation, Tipping Point launched a $16 million, three-year project to address youth homelessness. The project convenes service providers across the Bay Area to ensure impactful partnership, while also funding services for youth currently homeless or experiencing housing instability. This work has already helped over 400 young people on their path to finding new homes or remaining housed. Watch how one organization helps youth in San Mateo find fresh starts.
Mobility Learning and Action Bets—or Mobility LABs—is a pioneering initiative to spur the development of new solutions to sustainably lift families out of poverty, and to promote dynamic leaders to change the conversation around social and economic mobility. Mobility LABS is a partnership of major donors, including Tipping Point and Robin Hood, which serves as the managing partner for Mobility LABs.
Additional investments include research and evaluation to increase our impact, pilot programs to test innovative solutions, and supporting existing funds addressing racial and social justice issues that intersect with poverty.
Active projects from September 2023 through September 2024.
Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula
California Competes: Student Parents Project
California Employment Development Department: Employment Data
California Policy Lab: Priced Out of the Bay Area
Career Ladders Project: Expanding Dual Enrollment in the Bay Area
Economic Security Project: Increasing Reach of Tax Credits
Foundation for California Community Colleges: Master Plan for Career Education
James Bell Associates: Early Head Start Infant & Toddler Developmental Assessments
Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream
Public Policy Institute of California: Shedding Light on Bay Area Poverty
San Francisco Human Services Agency: Foundations for the Future Guaranteed Income Pilot
San Pablo Economic Development Corporation
Sausalito Marin City School District
Shirley Ware Education Center: Expanded Partnerships to Promote Healthcare Career Pathways
UC Berkeley Possibility Lab: Firsthand Framework for Policy Innovation: Assessing Outcomes for Housing and Homelessness Service Providers