The Foundation for Job Creation works the same problem from four directions: teach a trade that pays, find out who is actually creating American jobs, build a community that keeps people standing, and honor the people doing the hardest work in the fight against homelessness. No handouts — just stimulated opportunity.
Each of these stands on its own and each feeds the others. Start anywhere — every card goes deeper.
On one night in January 2025, 745,652 Americans had no home. One word covers a veteran in a tent and a working mother in a car — and that single word is why so many responses miss. We are beginning the work of telling them apart.
More on the data workMobile trade training that travels to the cities where the need is greatest. Roofing first — then the part nobody teaches: how to price a job, run the business, and invest what you earn.
More on the training
Free speech hiking. Talk about anything — and everyone who comes is obligated to listen.
More on the hikesFormal dances for hikers and the people who staff homeless shelters. Dinner, open bar, live music — and every guest brings a donation.
More on the ballWeekly hikes, trips, and the people who keep showing up. The full picture archive has the rest.
Headlines on homelessness and on the industries actually adding jobs — trades, manufacturing, energy, the AI buildout, and small business. Updated through the day. Every headline links to the publisher who reported it.
Shelters with data to share, tradespeople who want training in their city, hikers coming back, and anyone who wants to help — call or write. No gatekeepers.