Urban Institute
Year: 2018
The goal of this project was to create an instrument that measures organizational capacity to develop and operate high-quality supportive housing. It grew out of work by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and other Los Angeles foundations, nonprofits, and governments … Continue reading
Urban Institute: Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
Year: 2020
This is the third and final evaluation report for Missouri Foundation for Health’s Show Me Healthy Housing pilot program. Through Show Me Healthy Housing, the foundation provided grants to four supportive housing programs: two that served veterans experiencing homelessness, one … Continue reading
Urban Institute: Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
Year: 2018
As affordable housing vanishes, many jurisdictions are facing increasing homelessness Alameda County, California, saw a substantial increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness between 2015 and 2017, driven largely by an increase in the number of unsheltered people. Alameda … Continue reading
The Urban Institute
Year: 2021
Without housing and services, people caught in a revolving door of homelessness, police interactions, and jail stays also frequent detoxification centers, emergency departments, and other emergency services. This negative cycle affects their well-being and comes at an enormous cost to … Continue reading
Urban Institute
Year: 2016
Veteran homelessness has fallen 47 percent since 2010. Though no one agency or organization can take full credit for this progress, many stakeholders we interviewed said that the US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) played a critical role in helping … Continue reading
Urban Institute
Year: 2015
The Urban Institute’s evaluation of the 100,000 Homes Campaign (the Campaign) found that the Campaign had a major impact on national efforts to end homelessness, despite its modest staffing and budget. Community Solutions successfully recruited nearly every major city to … Continue reading
Urban Institute
Year: 2014
Under the Bloomberg administration, New York City has become a national model for how to reduce unsheltered and chronic homelessness. This policy brief—based on interviews with city officials, service providers, and national experts, as well as a review of public … Continue reading
Prepared for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, and the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
Year: 2010
This study examines costs associated with the use of homeless and mainstream service delivery systems by families and individuals experiencing homelessness for the first time in six study communities. Assigning costs to public programs is a first step toward developing … Continue reading