Did you know?

• More than 3,200 people across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties experience homelessness on any given night.
• Homelessness reduces life expectancy, taking 20-30 years off one’s life.
• The primary causes of homelessness are lack of affordable housing, unemployment, low wages, chronic health conditions, domestic violence and systemic inequality.

How has CFTH made a difference in the lives of people experiencing homelessness?

As the lead agency to Houston’s homeless response system, The Way Home, CFTH coordinates the efforts of over 100 direct service partners. Our collaboration has:

• Housed more than 28,000 people in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties since 2012 with a 21% reduction in overall homelessness since 2018.
• Decommissioned more than 100 encampments since 2021 and helped more than 400 people begin their journey to housing directly from these encampments.
• Secured more than $179 million in public funding for homelessness response in the Houston region in FY23 alone.

We are only able to accomplish this through the help of our incredible partners, the expert staff at CFTH, and donors like you! Today, on World Homeless Day, we hope that you will choose to recommit to CFTH’s vision of a community where everyone has a safe place to call home. Here’s how:

• Volunteer
• Become an advocate
• Become a recurring donor.

Consider recognizing World Homeless Day by making an impact, not just once or twice, but on a recurring basis! Every $1 you give to CFTH leverages an additional $91 in public funding to help the most vulnerable people in our community.

Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. Thank you for helping CFTH’s work towards a future where that is a reality.