David Wertheimer is a deputy director of the Pacific Northwest initiative at the foundation’s U.S. Program.
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April 10, 2013 / David Wertheimer
We know that the way to end homelessness is to house everyone. Yet, ensuring everyone has a place to call home requires a housing supply that is affordable to all, regardless of their incomes. The simplicity of this argument seems well suited to a freshman college logic course. However, the reality is not that simple.
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February 26, 2013 / David Wertheimer
What happens when you bring together more than 900 of the nation’s leading players in the work of ending family and youth homelessness from the non-profit, government, advocacy and philanthropic sectors? Remarkable things.
January 28, 2013 / David Wertheimer
At the Gates Foundation, we’re now entering the 14th year of our work in Washington State to reduce family homelessness. That may sound like a long time, but when dealing with a problem as complex and seemingly intractable as family homelessness, time is required to find and implement changes with the potential to have real impact.
November 06, 2012 / David Wertheimer
August 07, 2012 / David Wertheimer
Systems responsible for both social services and housing these familie s may receive are forging new partnerships across the thick walls of government silos that all too often inhibit effective collaboration.