The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to lead in the development and implementation of community strategies to prevent and end homelessness. In 1982 at the request of then Harris County Judge Jon Lindsey and Houston Mayor Kathryn Whitmire, the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (the Coalition) was founded by area homeless social services for an exploding number of people who were homeless that were emerging as a result of local economic deterioration. In 1988, the Coalition incorporated as a 501(c) 3.

Goals

The Goals of the Coalition include, but are not limited to, establishing, maintaining, providing and assisting those entities that serve the needs of people who are homeless though advocacy, education, information exchange, collection of current and accurate data relevant to homeless issues, identify gaps in homeless services and develop solutions to meet those needs, coordination of public and private resources, and dispensing information and referral sources to those that are homeless or at risk.

For further details on our work please take a look at the resources available on our site.