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The Coalition to End Homeless provides programs and services to those experiencing homelessness, advocacy, and education about the escalating rate of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing, and permanent housing for qualified families.

09/23/2026

"How do you have a job without an address?"

It's such a simple question, but it's the one that keeps coming up in this work. Not having a permanent address isn't just about not having a place to sleep — it's a document problem. It's the thing every other system asks for first, before it'll help you with anything else.

Try to apply for a job: most applications want an address. Try to open a bank account to get paid: you need an address. Try to access food assistance, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, a state ID: same requirement, over and over. The systems that are supposed to help people get back on their feet are often gatekept by the exact thing homelessness takes away first.

And the scale of this locally is bigger than most people realize. Our own research puts the number of people experiencing homelessness across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade at roughly 84,000 in a given year — compared to HUD's official count of under 8,000 for the same region, a number that mostly counts people already in shelter beds and misses everyone living unsheltered. Meanwhile, Miami-Dade County hasn't put a single local general fund dollar toward housing in twenty years, despite collecting over $2 billion annually in property taxes.

This isn't a story about individual bad choices. It's a story about systems that require proof of stability before they'll offer any of the tools that create stability in the first place.

We put together a full breakdown of this — the real numbers, where the funding gaps are, and what we think needs to change — on our website. Link is below if you want to go deeper than an Instagram caption can take you.

09/17/2026

New reporting from the Associated Press highlights a disconnect at the heart of the affordable housing crisis: the poorest renters in the U.S. face the most severe housing shortages, while thousands of units labeled "affordable" sit vacant.

Why? Most affordable housing funded in recent years targets renters earning 50% or more of an area's median income — not the extremely low-income households who need it most. Nationally, there are only about 4 million affordable rental units for 11 million extremely low-income renter households.

The result: people earning under the poverty line are left competing for a shrinking pool of options, while units built for higher-earning renters go unfilled because rents are approaching market rate anyway.

Swipe through for the key numbers — and why this data matters for how we talk about ending homelessness.

📰 Source: Associated Press, reporting by Claire Rush

07/29/2026

Meet Sonia Shah! 🙌✨

Sonia is one of the incredible volunteers powering the Coalition to End Homelessness — and we are so grateful to have her.

From researching the real data behind homelessness in Broward to building out the content on our website, Sonia is the kind of person who shows up, digs in, and makes things happen.

This is what grassroots looks like. Real people. Real work. Real impact.

💡 And here’s the thing — we need more Sonias.

If you’re passionate about ending homelessness in South Florida and want to put your skills to work, we want to hear from you. Researchers, writers, designers, advocates — every skill matters here.

Drop a 🙋 in the comments or send us a DM to get involved. Let’s build this together.

07/09/2026

You don't have to have all the answers to show up for your neighbors experiencing homelessness. Here's how to start:
🗣️ Use your voice. Contact your local representatives and tell them housing is a priority.
📲 Share the facts. Repost, educate, and start conversations in your community.
🤝 Volunteer. Show up at a local shelter or service provider — your time matters.
💬 Challenge stigma. Push back when you hear harmful assumptions about people experiencing homelessness.
🏛️ Attend public meetings. City and county commission meetings are where housing decisions get made. Be there.
Every action counts. Homelessness is solvable — but only if enough of us demand it.

06/16/2026

Housing is Pride. 🏳️‍🌈
LGBTQ+ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ+ peers — not because of circumstance, but because of who they are.
Safe, stable housing is a human right. This Pride Month, we're committed to making sure every young person has a place to call home.
Source: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.

06/10/2026

Most people don't become homeless overnight. It's a eviction they couldn't recover from. A record that closed every door. No money for first, last, and security.
The Pay the Rent First Program was designed around that reality. $4,500. One family. Permanently housed — not cycled through shelters, not back on the street in six months.
The program covers training, rental assistance, and monthly support from a peer counselor — someone who has been homeless and is now housed. Because that accountability matters.
If this is the kind of work you want to support, the link is in our bio.

05/20/2026

For many people experiencing homelessness, their pet isn't just an animal — it's their only stable family member. 🐾

Research shows companion animals reduce stress, provide safety, and give people a sense of purpose when everything else is uncertain.

Yet most shelters turn them away. That has to change.

We're working to make homeless services pet-inclusive — because no one should have to choose between shelter and the one relationship keeping them going.

Share this. Advocate with us. Link in bio. 🔗

05/13/2026

We're not looking for followers. We're looking for doers. 🔥
The Coalition to End Homelessness has 27 open volunteer positions — and every single one is tied to a real outcome. Documents written. Calls made. Actions executed. Policies pushed.
If you have skills in advocacy, research, communications, outreach, or organizing — we have a role for you.
This is not a feel-good volunteer gig. This is meaningful, structured work that moves the needle on housing justice in South Florida.
✅ Volunteer-powered
✅ No government funding — we answer only to those we serve
✅ Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency 2026
27 spots. Are you filling one?
👉 www.homelessfl.org | [email protected] | 954-792-4000

04/15/2026

All - We are a volunteer based, grassroots nonprofit based in South Florida that receives no government or United Way support. I think there was confusion about our post. We are looking for volunteers - including virtual volunteers from anywhere in the world to give time. We are not asking for financial support. We understand that not everyone is sympathetic to the plight of the unsheltered which is why we have only asked that you share our need for volunteers with others who may be sympathetic. Our website (which is being updated) is www.homelessfl.org Our volunteer application was flooded and shut down. It should be back up now if you want to apply. If the unsheltered population is not something you care about, understood. There are a lot of good causes out there.

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PO Box 30177
Fort Lauderdale, FL
33303

Website

https://homelessfl.org/

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