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Jennifer Loving is a nationally respected nonprofit executive and systems-change leader with more than two decades of experience advancing solutions to end and prevent homelessness. As CEO of Destination: Home, she is known for pairing rigorous data and policy expertise with a deeply human approach to leadership — bringing together government, philanthropy, service providers and people with lived experience to drive measurable, lasting impact. Under her leadership, Destination: Home has emerged as a leader in ending and preventing homelessness, shaping strategies that treat homelessness as both a solvable policy challenge and a shared moral responsibility.
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October 15, 2026
TED
How to stop homelessness before it starts
Homelessness can feel like an issue that’s too big and complicated to fix, something we've learned to walk past. Jen Loving, who leads the nonprofit Destination: Home, has spent her entire life proving that mindset is wrong. She shows why we must stop waiting until someone is pushed outside before intervening — and introduces Right at Home, a proven model helping communities across the US keep people from becoming homeless in the first place. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
