FM Coalition to End Homelessness

06/02/2026

HUD's latest homelessness funding notice has reignited familiar debates across the country about Housing First, recovery, accountability, and public safety.

At the same time, Fargo-Moorhead is entering another local election season. While federal policy influences how communities respond to homelessness, many of the decisions that shape homelessness outcomes are made much closer to home.

In a new article, FM Coalition to End Homelessness Executive Director Chandler Esslinger reflects on a question that has increasingly shaped our work: What determines whether communities can actually reduce homelessness at scale?

The piece explores the role of housing, service capacity, community accountability, and the local decisions that influence what is possible for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Read more:

HUD's FY2026 Continuum of Care funding notice has reignited familiar debates about Housing First, treatment, recovery, accountability, and public safety. As I worked through the document, I found myself wondering whether we are spending enough time talking about the factors that determine whether an

04/28/2026

Today, we’re honored to help welcome Sollera, the new name of the R**e and Abuse Crisis Center.

As a long-time Coalition partner, their work has been a critical part of how our community supports victim-survivors with advocacy, care, and consistency.

This shift helps reflect the full scope of their work and removes barriers for people who may not have seen themselves in the language before.

We’re grateful to be in this work together.

Learn more at sollera.org

03/19/2026

🐜 A Bite of Knowledge: Pest Prevention & Housing Rights & Responsibilities 🏡

Join the FM Coalition to End Homelessness and CAPLP’s Successful Outcomes for Tenants & Landlords (SOFTL) for an informative (and practical!) virtual session focused on keeping housing safe, stable, and pest-free.

📅 Tuesday, April 14
⏰ 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM (CDT)
💻 Online Event

Learn practical ways to prevent and manage pests, while also gaining a clearer understanding of the rights and responsibilities of both tenants and landlords when these issues arise.

You’ll hear real-world tips and insights from local experts at:
• LM Professional Pest Control Services
• Justice North
• Legal Services of North Dakota

Whether you’re a tenant, landlord, or service provider, this session will give you tools you can actually use.

👉 To register, use the link or scan the QR code in the flyer below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1985522970654

02/27/2026

02/26/2026

The West Central Continuum of Care and MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership, Inc. are inviting more partners into the work of making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time across our region.

The West Central CoC is a critical partner in coordinating strategy, strengthening collaboration, and connecting communities to shared solutions. When our region aligns across jurisdictions and sectors, the entire homeless response system becomes more effective and more accountable to results.

That alignment reinforces the work of the Fargo-Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness and our shared commitment to permanent solutions. Strong regional coordination makes local progress possible.

If your organization has housing, funding, time, expertise, or connections to contribute, this is meaningful, practical work that improves lives and strengthens communities. Join us today!

Join the cause to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time. Does your business, nonprofit, faith community, service club, or other entity want to have a meaningful impact on our region? We can right-size your involvement for whatever works for you. Here's the link to sign up: https://mahube.jotform.com/253625262267055

Whether you might have funds, or housing, or time, or prayers, or good ideas, or connections, we can efficiently put your energy and gifts into this effort of changing lives and improving communities.
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Únete a la causa para que la falta de vivienda sea poco común, breve y única. ¿Tu empresa, organización sin fines de lucro, comunidad religiosa, club de servicio u otra entidad desea tener un impacto significativo en nuestra región? Podemos adaptar tu participación a tus necesidades. Aquí tienes el enlace para registrarte: https://mahube.jotform.com/253625262267055

Ya sea que tengas fondos, vivienda, tiempo, oraciones, buenas ideas o contactos, podemos invertir tu energía y donaciones de forma eficiente en este esfuerzo por cambiar vidas y mejorar las comunidades.

02/13/2026

To everyone who gave this Giving Hearts Day, thank you.

Your investment strengthens prevention efforts, deepens accountable partnership, and supports permanent housing solutions across our community. Because of you, this work continues to grow stronger and more aligned.

We are proud to work alongside incredible partner agencies and neighbors who are serious about ending homelessness. Together, we are building a response capable of making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.

We are grateful to be in this work with you! 🧡💙

02/12/2026

Help us meet our goal by midnight tonight! Donate now here:

https://app.givingheartsday.org/ #/charity/199

02/12/2026

Ending homelessness is not a mystery. We know what works.

Strong prevention keeps households from falling into crisis. Accountable partnerships ensure shared goals, shared data, and shared outcomes. Permanent housing, paired with the right support, creates lasting stability.

The Coalition exists to strengthen all three.

On Giving Hearts Day, your investment helps build a response that is coordinated, accountable, and designed to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.

Today is the day. Join us and give. https://app.givingheartsday.org/ #/charity/199

02/12/2026

Being a good neighbor means investing in solutions that last.

The Coalition exists to make sure our community’s response to homelessness is coordinated, accountable, and built for long term impact. When you give, you are reinforcing the partnerships and infrastructure that prevent homelessness when possible and resolve it quickly when it happens.

This is how a community moves from managing crisis to building stability.

Today is Giving Hearts Day. Join the movement and give now. https://app.givingheartsday.org/ #/charity/199

02/12/2026

Attention Fargo/Moorhead Members: