A nonprofit working to combat homelessness in communities across the country is expanding its efforts, thanks to a new grant.
The competition, which launched with more than 750 proposals, awards a grant to an organization or a collaboration working to solve a critical problem in the world.
Jake Maguire, a principal at Built for Zero Community Solutions, says the funding, which will be divided among 75 communities throughout the United States, will be used to accelerate the impact of the Built for Zero movement, which aims to end chronic or veteran homelessness by 2026.
“We are imagining right now that probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 40% of that money will be passed through directly to communities and partners to support staffing and housing and new housing investments,” said Maguire, a guest on Monday’s edition of “Closer Look.”
