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Faith-based nonprofits at Houston symposium describe shifting funding landscape and strategies for affordable housing and services

5961761 · October 17, 2025
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Summary

A panel of Houston faith leaders and nonprofit executives described efforts to fund housing and human‑services work, discussed shifts in grant funding, and urged partnerships with banks and private equity to sustain programs.

Faith-based nonprofit leaders at the symposium discussed financing strategies for housing and human-services work and described how their organizations have adapted to changes in philanthropic and government funding.

Panelists included Dr. Rudy Rasmus (Bread of Life; Timonos Community Development), Reverend Byron Jones (Together for Good), George Anderson (chief operating officer, Fountain of Praise) and other local faith leaders. Council member Willie Davis moderated and framed the discussion by noting his long-standing interest in community finance and the role of churches as community anchors.

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