The Beginning of the End for Housing First
In July 2025, recognizing the chaos and soaring death toll on our nation’s streets, the Trump Administration issued a landmark Executive Order to dismantle Housing First’s grip on federal homelessness policy. The order charts a new course centered on recovery, safety, and accountability. It sees the whole person—not just their lack of housing— and redirects federal funding toward programs that help the homeless heal, grow, and prosper.
Free Up Foundation Has Built That System
Free Up’s Human First Framework quickly scales to restore the vital system components that were stripped away under the “housing-focused” approach:
Structure and Sobriety
Purpose and Work
Individual and System Accountability
Transitional Housing
Built to operate alongside a region’s existing system, the Human First Framework prioritizes recovery and life rebuilding while restoring community order and saving taxpayers billions.
It’s Time to Rebuild
Housing First failed. Now, we rebuild… smarter, faster, and Human First. Partner with Free Up Foundation to bring restoration, safety, and prosperity to your community.
Free Up’s Framework & Core Principles
With over 75 years of combined front-line experience, the Free Up Foundation team proven framework is deigned to reverse a region’s homelessness crisis within five years—efficiently, affordably, and sustainably.
As homelessness declines, our model also enables the dismantling and defunding of unnecessary infrastructure, restoring fiscal responsibility and public trust.
Our Pillars of Success:
Clear pathways to recovery and self-reliance
Restored local control and innovation
Reclaimed public spaces for safe, shared use
Full integration of law enforcement, faith-based partners, and community organizations
Accountability at every level—individual, non-profit, and systemwide
Efficiency with Measurable Results
Our proprietary tools determine the exact restorative capacity needed to reverse homelessness in any region, along with a scaling timeline that eliminates waste and builds only what’s truly needed.
Free Up fully manages system design and implementation—from needs assessment and site selection to provider partnerships and performance tracking—relieving local leaders of day-to-day management. Once stability is achieved, we transition oversight back to local control.
The Free Up Advantage
Free Up doesn’t pontificate from the sidelines. We are a front-line, deeply experienced team that spent decades successfully transforming the lives of the homeless and the communities around them. That hands-on expertise is built into every element of our model.
Here’s what sets Free Up apart:
Front-line Expertise
Our leadership has walked alongside the homeless. We bring decades of operational experience from some of the nation’s most impactful programs, ensuring real-world solutions, not theory.
Turnaround-Proven Capacity Modeling
Using proprietary tools, we accurately project the exact restorative capacity a region needs to reverse homelessness within five years—then build to that level, avoiding waste and overbuilding.
Partnership with the Existing System
We work alongside current infrastructure, adding what’s missing. Our approach is collaborative, not duplicative and strengthens the local network.
End-to-End System Management
Free Up manages the full system from design through execution, allowing local leaders to remain focused on other regional priorities. Once turnaround is achieved, we transition operations back to local oversight.
Focused on Results, Not Rhetoric
Our mission is to restore lives, communities, and public trust through pragmatic, scalable, and compassionate action.