For more than 40 years, Hamilton Families has helped families move beyond homelessness. Our 2026–2028 Strategic Plan builds on that legacy with a bold new commitment: addressing the poverty and inequities that make families vulnerable to homelessness in the first place.
Helping families secure stable housing is just the beginning.
For decades, Hamilton Families has helped families find shelter, secure permanent housing, and rebuild their lives. But our experience, and the data, have made one thing increasingly clear: family homelessness is not just a housing issue.
It is closely connected to poverty, racial inequity, displacement, and unequal access to opportunity.
If we are serious about ending family homelessness for good, we must address those root causes too.
Family homelessness in San Francisco is a racial justice issue. And solving it requires addressing the poverty that disproportionately impacts Black and Brown families.
From housing stability to long-term opportunity.
We are building an anti-poverty approach to ending family homelessness - combining our existing housing programs with strategies that support economic mobility, stronger outcomes for children, and generational change.
Build the resources to sustain bold solutions.
We are diversifying revenue, strengthening government partnerships, and growing flexible private funding so Hamilton Families can innovate, respond to emerging needs, and invest for the long term.
Invest in the people who power our mission.
We are strengthening compensation, professional development, leadership, organizational culture, and internal systems so our staff have the support they need to deliver exceptional services.
Explore the research, strategies, and vision behind Hamilton Families' next chapter.
Ending family homelessness requires more than one organization. It requires donors, policymakers, landlords, employers, community organizations, and neighbors working together.
Together, we can build a San Francisco where families aren't simply able to find housing—but have the opportunity to build lasting futures.
