In 2023, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invested $485 million to help communities address unsheltered and rural homelessness, committing a portion of that funding to Joint Transitional Housing–Rapid Rehousing (TH/RRH) programs. The innovative TH/RRH model combines immediate access to transitional housing with guaranteed time-limited rental assistance, providing rapid rehousing and wraparound supportive services across the two components.
To better understand this relatively unexplored program model, researchers from the Urban Institute and the University of Kentucky College of Social Work partnered to examine how Joint TH/RRH programs can function as a strategy to reduce unsheltered homelessness—with an eye toward implementation opportunities, limitations, and lessons learned.