Fund for Housing and Opportunity | Meet the Moment Fund

Meet the Moment Rapid Response Fund

Across the country, new federal policies and regulations threaten families, low-income renters, and communities of color with even greater risk of displacement, homelessness, and long-term instability. The Meet the Moment Rapid Response Fund was created to respond to this moment and to urgently address new federal policies and regulations that harm people who are most in need.

Meet the Moment today

By contributing to the Rapid Response Meet the Moment Fund, you join a collective effort to respond boldly and urgently when federal action puts lives and livelihoods at risk. Together, we can ensure that resources and support move toward those most directly impacted—quickly, strategically, and at the scale this moment requires.

If you’re interested in contributing to the Rapid Response Fund or coordinating with other funders to meet this moment together, please reach out to Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie directly. You can also contribute using the form below. The suggested donation amount for funders is $20,000 - $100,000, and FHO has the ability to deploy larger donations as well.

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Projects supported by Meet the Moment Fund include: 

Rapid response legal defense and movement lawyering to challenge federal overreach
Multilingual Know Your Rights education and safety training resources
Tenant organizing to prevent displacement and prepare communities for ICE enforcement
Legal defense clinic to support unhoused people who have been fined, ticketed, or arrested

Why this fund matters now

From drastic funding cuts at HUD to draconian immigration enforcement, philanthropy must play a critical role in responding boldly and swiftly to federal directives that harm communities. Recent regulatory changes and policy shifts threaten to:

Weaken tenant protections and eviction defenses
Reduce access to safe, affordable housing
Increase criminalization and surveillance of unhoused people
Disproportionately harm Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, and disabled residents
Diminish local capacity to respond swiftly and strategically

Given the urgency created by the recent federal funding cuts and policy threats, we strongly encourage funders to engage now so we can act swiftly and collectively.

What your contribution makes possible

With pooled, flexible dollars, the fund can quickly deploy financial support to frontline organizations working to:

Respond to regulatory changes
Provide emergency legal defense for tenants facing eviction
Interrupt harmful narratives
Strengthen local and national coalitions defending housing right

Donor Advised Funds, foundations interesting in joining FHO, or individuals/foundations seeking our donor and philanthropy advising services should contact FHO Executive Director Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie at Jeanne@housingisopportunity.org.

The donor and the Fund for Housing and Opportunity are independent parties, and this donation does not create an agency relationship, partnership, or joint venture between them. The donor has no authority to bind or represent FHO in any manner, and FHO does not authorize any person to assume liability on the donor’s behalf in connection with this donation. Additionally, please note that FHO will not use any donations received from outside the U.S. for domestic lobbying or political activity.