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 will catalyze significant change in the systems that serve transition-aged youth who are currently homeless or experiencing housing instability by directing funds to the most impactful local service providers in Bay Area communities.
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.
Better Futures for Foster Youth aims to improve support and services for the estimated 4,000 transitional-aged foster youth in the Bay Area. By investing in policy change and quality systems of care, foster youth can better secure stable housing, pursue and complete higher education, and get better access to the safety nets that will help them succeed.
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.
Abundant Birth Project: Cash Transfer for Pregnant Black + Pacific Islander Women
Expecting Justice
California Competes: Student Parents Project
California Employment Development Department: Employment Data
Career Advancement for Job Training Programs
Career Ladders Project: Expanding Dual Enrollment in the Bay Area
ChildTrends: ParentChild+ Virtual Visits Research During COVID-19
Emsi Burning Glass: Labor Market Data to Improve Career Pathways
First 5 of Alameda: YMCA East Bay Early Head Start Apprenticeship Evaluation
Heising-Simons Foundation + Tides: Provider Compensation
Mathematica: KIPP Northern California Increasing College Match
Shirley Ware Education Center: Expanded Partnerships to Promote Healthcare Career Pathways
UC Davis: College Eligibility A-G Eligibility Courses in High School
UC Davis School of Education: College Match + Completion
UC Davis Wheelhouse: Portrait of Student Parents
Workforce Matters: Workforce Fund for Equity to Interrupt Systemic Racism
Our Chronic Homelessness Initiative which culminated in 2022 was a $100 million commitment to addressing chronic homelessness in the City of San Francisco.
In 2020, we responded to the urgent need during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing timely and strategic investments to organizations on the frontlines of the crisis.
In October 2017 after the North Bay firestorm Tipping Point launched the North Bay Fire Recovery Fund to aid non-profits working on the front lines of the recovery effort.