What Homebase does

Homebase is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Francisco that works to end homelessness by convening cross-sector partnerships among government agencies, Continuums of Care (CoCs), healthcare systems, and foundations. The organization operates three primary initiatives — Health Care, Criminal Legal System, and Rural & Emerging Communities — and produces a portfolio of practitioner toolkits, factsheets, training programs, peer learning series, regional summits, and research reports. Core offerings include the CalAIM Toolkit for CoCs and CoC Partners, the Medi-Cal Renewal Toolkit, the System Performance Measure Improvement Toolkit, the Moving With Medi-Cal inter-county transfer guide, the Transitional Rent Peer Learning Series, the Disaster Planning and Response Guide, and the Grants Pass v. Johnson action steps. Recent research outputs include the "In Their Own Words" report on encampment resolution, drawn from over 100 interviews with service providers, system leaders, and encampment residents.

Homebase's technology platform is web-based and primarily used to distribute downloadable resources (PDF toolkits, factsheets), host webinars and virtual training, and run website-driven content marketing at homebaseccc.org. The organization is not a software product company; its "technology" is content production, policy expertise, and convening infrastructure rather than proprietary software. Distribution relies on self-serve downloads, email newsletter, webinars, and co-hosted community-of-practice networks (e.g., Health and Homelessness Community of Practice with Connecting for Better Health and Georgetown University's Massive Data Institute). Reach spans all 58 California counties through Medi-Cal/CalAIM work, regional work across 9 Bay Area counties, and expanding national footprint via summits such as the March 2026 Older Adult Homelessness Summit in Philadelphia.

The organization's revenue model is nonprofit: foundation grants (California Health Care Foundation, National Alliance to End Homelessness), government contracts and partnerships (federal, state, local), and individual/corporate donations via the website. All toolkits, training, and technical assistance are provided free of charge to partners. The organization holds the Candid Gold Seal for nonprofit transparency, employs 11-50 staff across policy analyst, directing attorney, and program roles, and is governed independently with no parent company, private equity, or institutional investor ownership.

Name

Homebase

Legal name

Homebase

Website

https://homebaseccc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Homebase is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1985, that produces toolkits, training, peer learning networks, and policy advocacy to help Continuums of Care, healthcare systems, and government agencies end homelessness through cross-sector collaboration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Homebase receives funding from foundations such as the California Health Care Foundation to support specific initiatives like Medi-Cal renewal campaigns and toolkit development.
2. Government Contracts and Partnerships: Homebase works with government agencies at national, state, and local levels to provide training, technical assistance, and policy guidance on homelessness response systems.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations through its website to support its mission of ending homelessness.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Homebase is a nonprofit policy and advocacy organization that provides toolkits, training programs, technical assistance, and strategic guidance to Continuums of Care (CoCs), homeless service providers, healthcare systems, and government agencies to advance strategies for ending homelessness. The organization develops implementation-focused resources addressing CalAIM cross-system collaboration, Medi-Cal enrollment, system performance improvement, disaster response, and older adult homelessness, and facilitates peer learning series and regional summits nationwide.

Product overview

Homebase is a nonprofit organization focused on ending homelessness through strategic partnerships, policy advocacy, and resource development. The organization offers a portfolio of toolkits, training programs, reports, and webinars designed for Continuums of Care (CoCs), homeless service providers, health care partners, and criminal legal system organizations. Key offerings include the CalAIM Toolkit for CoCs and CoC Partners (supporting cross-system collaboration with Medi-Cal managed care plans), the Medi-Cal Renewal Toolkit, the System Performance Measure Improvement Toolkit, and various专题 training series such as the Transitional Rent Peer Learning Series. The portfolio also includes specialized resources on older adult homelessness, criminal legal system reform, rural communities, and disaster planning for homeless response systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners A comprehensive toolkit designed to support effective cross-system collaboration between homeless response system partners and local Medi-Cal managed care plans through the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, containing guidance and planning documents for CoCs and Medi-Cal managed care plans.
• Medi-Cal Renewal Toolkit A toolkit that helps service providers, unhoused individuals, and health enrollment navigators maintain Medi-Cal coverage through the renewal process, updated in August 2025.
• System Performance Measure Improvement Toolkit A collection of guides designed to help communities, Continuums of Care (CoCs), and homeless service providers address and improve key aspects of the homelessness system of care, including strategies for reducing returns to homelessness, increasing employment income, and reducing time spent homeless.
• Disaster Planning and Response Guide A guide that outlines questions homelessness response programs should answer as they plan for and respond to natural disasters, with a focus on the needs of people experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness, substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorders.
• Grants Pass v. Johnson Overview and Action Steps A guide providing resources and steps communities can take to protect people experiencing homelessness and continue to work towards better housing outcomes following the Supreme Court's Grants Pass v. Johnson decision on criminalizing sleeping or camping on public property.
• Recruiting and Retaining an Effective Behavioral Health Workforce Toolkit A toolkit addressing recruitment and support for people with lived experiences, preventing and addressing staff turnover, and operationalizing recruitment and retention of an effective workforce to support people experiencing homelessness.
• Moving With Medi-Cal: A Guide to Inter-County Transfers A guide providing step-by-step instructions and a roadmap for initiating a Medi-Cal inter-county transfer, selecting a new health plan, and accessing key contacts at critical points in the transfer process for people experiencing homelessness.
• Transitional Rent Peer Learning Series A cross-county peer learning series for local implementers that goes in-depth on Transitional Rent topics, California's newest Medicaid benefit providing up to 6 months of rental assistance for eligible Medi-Cal members experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
• Continuum of Interventions for Older Adults Experiencing or at Risk of Homelessness A factsheet outlining the ways older adults may intersect with housing instability and homelessness and the types of interventions that key sectors can deploy to improve outcomes, depending on specific settings, populations, and needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Homebase's Medi-Cal renewal campaign reached over 15 million Californians required to renew coverage
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Western Center on Law & PovertycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create the Moving With Medi-Cal guide providing step-by-step instructions for Medi-Cal inter-county transfers, with legal insight on Medi-Cal rules and rights.
• Right at HomemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Right at Home to build a national network of experts and host community meetings on deepening the impact of homelessness prevention.
• Connecting for Better HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomebase partnered with Connecting for Better Health and Georgetown University's Massive Data Institute to develop the Health and Homelessness Community of Practice.
• Georgetown University (Massive Data Institute)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the Health and Homelessness Community of Practice, bringing together CoCs, Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, and partners to address data sharing challenges.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAEH provided funding for the 'In Their Own Words - Californians' Journeys From Encampments to Housing' report, which explores encampment resolution efforts.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Established federal advocacy organization working on affordable housing and homelessness policy; a broader incumbent in the same nonprofit policy space as Homebase with national lobbying presence.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development intermediary that supports affordable housing and economic development; comparable as a large-scale resource hub and capacity builder for community organizations.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that combines development, policy, and capacity building for affordable housing; overlaps with Homebase in providing intermediary resources and technical assistance to communities addressing homelessness.

Emerging players

• National Council on Aging (NCOA): National nonprofit addressing aging-related economic and housing insecurity; an emerging comparable as Homebase expands into older adult homelessness through its 2026 summit and continuum of interventions.
• Center for Housing Policy: Research arm of the National Housing Conference focused on workforce and affordable housing policy; an emerging comparable producing toolkits, reports, and policy guidance for housing systems.

Direct peers

• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH): National nonprofit intermediary that delivers training, technical assistance, and financing for supportive housing; comparable to Homebase in working at the intersection of healthcare financing (Medicaid) and homelessness response systems.
• California Housing Partnership: California-focused nonprofit that produces policy research and technical assistance on affordable housing and homelessness; directly comparable to Homebase in California scope, policy focus, and CoC audience.
• National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH): National policy advocacy and research nonprofit focused on ending homelessness; a direct peer to Homebase as a federally engaged intermediary providing toolkits, research, and training to CoCs and providers.

Regional players

• Terner Center for Housing Innovation (UC Berkeley): California-based housing policy research center producing reports and toolkits on affordable housing and homelessness; comparable in producing California-focused housing research and resources for practitioners.

Others

• Urban Institute - Housing Finance Policy Center: National research organization producing data and policy analysis on homelessness and housing; thematically related as a research and policy intermediary that informs the field Homebase serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/homebaseccc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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