Jennifer Mosley

Understanding the Collaborative Planning Process in Homeless Services: Networking, Advocacy, and Local Government Support May Reduce Service Gaps

Meghan Jarpe, Jennifer E. Mosley, and Bikki Tran Smith

Journal of Public Health Management & Pracitce

Year: 2018

The Continuum of Care (CoC) process—a nationwide system of regional collaborative planning networks addressing homelessness—is the chief administrative method utilized by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to prevent and reduce homelessness in the United States. The objective … Continue reading →

Inclusivity and Innovation in Homeless Services: Findings from a National Study of Homeless Continuums of Care

Bridgette Davis and Jennifer E. Mosley

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Year: 2018

Continuums of Care (CoCs) are one of the most important—but poorly understood—elements  of our homeless service system. Intended to be robust networks where local stakeholders come together to better manage homeless services in any given region, they vary widely in … Continue reading →

Homeless Services Continuums of Care: A Report of Research Findings

Meghan Jarpe, Jennifer E. Mosley, Kathryn Ray, and Martena Reed

The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Year: 2015

Starting in the mid-1990s, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) began incentivizing collaboration among homeless services providers in order to improve service coordination and help local areas develop a community-wide approach to meeting the needs of … Continue reading →

How Structural Variations in Collaborative Governance Networks Influence Advocacy Involvement and Outcomes

Jennifer E. Mosley and Meghan Jarpe

Public Administration Review

Year: 2019

Collaborative governance is intended to solve complex problems and promote democratic outcomes by connecting ground-level stakeholders with government. In order for these goals to be met, however, participants must have meaningful influence and opportunities for voice. Using national survey data … Continue reading →

From Skid Row to the Statehouse: How Nonprofit Homeless Service Providers Overcome Barriers to Policy Advocacy Involvement

Jennifer E. Mosley

Johns Hopkins University Press

Year: 2014

Human service nonprofits are thought to be critical players in advocating on behalf of marginalized communities and improved service delivery mechanisms. However, as human service nonprofits are organized primarily to provide services, not to conduct advocacy, their managers face substantial … Continue reading →

The Beliefs of Homeless Service Managers About Policy Advocacy: Definitions, Legal Understanding, and Motivations to Participate

Jennifer E. Mosley

Administration in Social Work

Year: 2013

Policy advocacy involvement by human service providers is important to help protect vital services and government funding streams, but for many organizations participation is limited. Meanwhile, scholars know little about managers’ beliefs about advocacy, compromising our ability to create effective … Continue reading →

Keeping the Lights On: How Government Funding Concerns Drive the Advocacy Agendas of Nonprofit Homeless Service Providers

Jennifer E. Mosley

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Year: 2012

Human service nonprofits have historically played an important role in advocating on behalf of the vulnerable populations that they serve. Growth in privatization has led many scholars and practitioners to wonder if increased dependence on government funds would compromise this … Continue reading →

Collaboration, Public-Private Intermediary Organizations, and the Transformation of Advocacy in the Field of Homeless Services

Jennifer E. Mosley

Ameican Review of Public Administration

Year: 2012

Participation in collaborative advocacy organizations is one of the most common advocacy tactics pursued by nonprofit organizations. However, field-level dynamics and norms around collaboration may be changing with the growth of public-private intermediary organizations. Using a lens that brings together … Continue reading →

“We Are Not Just a Band-Aid”: How Homeless Service Providers in Chicago Carry out Policy Advocacy

Theresa Anasti and Jennifer E. Mosley

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Year: 2009

Homeless service providers in Chicago are a diverse group of organizations. They serve women, men, and families, the chronically homeless and those escaping domestic violence, those needing emergency shelter and those looking for supportive housing. They are located in all … Continue reading →

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