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Evaluation of Pima County’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Fiscal Year 2021 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative
RAND
Year: 2026
This report presents RAND’s evaluation of Pima County’s Bureau of Justice Assistance fiscal year 2021 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative (SCA-PFS), a permanent supportive housing program that aims to address the interconnected challenges of homelessness, behavioral health conditions, … Continue reading
Potential Pathways to Scale Innovative Construction Methods in California
UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Year: 2026
California faces a complex and deepening housing affordability crisis. Rising home prices and rents, high rates of homelessness, overcrowding, and displacement are widespread. For decades, California’s home prices have outpaced other states, while the state has not built enough housing … Continue reading
Same Storm, Different Boat: Student Homelessness & Natural Disaster
The Urban Review
Year: 2026
Due to climate change, natural disasters are increasingly frequent and severe. Moreover, they may have profound educational consequences for students, hindering their attendance, achievement, and wellbeing – particularly for those experiencing homelessness. Yet there is a dearth of research on … Continue reading
Youth Homelessness, Schooling, and the Burden of Navigation
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)
Year: 2026
This study explored how high school-aged youth experiencing homelessness navigate racially and geographically stratified spaces to access the educational and physiological resources necessary to complete high school. Drawing on comprehensive interviews with 23 youth in Los Angeles County, the author … Continue reading
Investigating Predictors of Successful Exits from Permanent Supportive Housing
Year: 2026
This research was guided by a compensated study steering committee made up of diverse stakeholders knowledgeable of PSH exits through professional and lived expertise. The fiveperson committee was comprised of a current PSH participant, a PSH alum, a PSH provider, … Continue reading
Developing the Life After Supportive Housing (LASH) Readiness Self-Assessment Tool to Promote Successful Exits from Permanent Supportive Housing
Rutgers University School of Social Work
Year: 2026
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is designed to provide long-term housing stability for people who have experienced homelessness and other complex needs using a combination of affordable housing and supportive services. Yet, many tenants eventually express a desire for greater independence … Continue reading
What California Can Learn from the Affordable Housing Delivery Systems of Other States
Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley
Year: 2026
Since 2019, California has invested over $40 billion in affordable housing, but the system to finance and develop affordable housing is highly fragmented and inefficient. To address these challenges, the State recently enacted a reorganization that will create a new … Continue reading
Pathways to Support Mixed-Status Immigrant Families Receiving Federal Housing Assistance
Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley
Year: 2026
Recent and potential actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could harm thousands of mixed-status immigrant families receiving federal housing assistance. Mixed-status families refer to households in which members have different immigration statuses. These families have … Continue reading
Innovative PSH Programs: The People Concern’s Contingency Management Program
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2026
The People Concern’s Contingency Management program introduces an incentive-based approach to support residents in Permanent Supportive Housing who face risks of eviction. Participants set personal goals related to housing stability and receive rewards for positive progress. The brief highlights how … Continue reading
Housing Works’ Onboarding Orientation for Case Managers
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2026
Preparing case managers for the demands of supportive housing work requires more than technical training. This brief highlights Housing Works’ approach to onboarding case managers in supportive housing programs. The model combines technical training with trauma-informed practices, self-care strategies, and … Continue reading