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Valley of the Sun United Way Final Evaluation of the Rapid Re-housing 250 Program
Valley of the Sun United Way
Year: 2017
Focus Strategies was commissioned to evaluate the operations and outcomes of the Maricopa County Rapid Rehousing 250 (RRH 250) program. This program was originally designed to transition at least 250 single individuals who had used overflow shelter on the Human … Continue reading
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Youth Coordinated Entry System (CES) Final Evaluation Report
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Year: 2017
The Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership Agencies (HHYP) launched the Youth Coordinated Entry System (CES) pilot in November 2015 to better meet the needs of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Focus Strategies was engaged to conduct … Continue reading
Evaluation of Housing for Health Permanent Supportive Housing Program
Rand Corporation
Year: 2017
Housing for Health (HFH), a division within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS), was established to provide supportive housing to DHS patients with complex medical and behavioral health issues who were experiencing homelessness. HFH goals are to … Continue reading
Availability of Comprehensive Services in Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles
Health and Social Care in the Community
Year: 2017
Studies have often described a specific model or models of permanent supportive housing (PSH), yet few studies have systematically examined what services are typically offered to PSH tenants in any given service system and how those services are offered. Using … Continue reading
Report and Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Women & Homelessness
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Year: 2017
This report is intended to inform policymakers, service providers, and other stakeholders about the findings and recommendations of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Ad Hoc Committee on Women & Homelessness, created to confront the issue of rising homelessness … Continue reading
Prioritizing Which Homeless People Get Housing Using Predictive Algorithms
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2017
We present a predictive model for identifying homeless persons likely to have high future costs for public services. It was developed by linking administrative records from 2007 through 2012 for seven Santa Clara County agencies and identifying 38 demographic, clinical … Continue reading
LA’s homeless can vote, but can they get to the polls to support a vital bond measure in November?
Los Angeles Times
Year: 2016
Los Angeles will vote on a $1.2 billion bond to fund housing and other facilities to alleviate homelessness in November. It will need approval by two-thirds of city voters to pass. No one has more riding on the outcome than … Continue reading
Permanent Supportive Housing in Washington, DC
National Coalition for the Homeless
Year: 2016
Homelessness in the nation’s capital remains stubbornly persistent. Each night, thousands of Washingtonians bed down in shelters and on heat grates, close neighbors to the White House. While it is a jarring sight to see so many people living in … Continue reading
The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress Part 2: Estimates of Homelessness in the United States
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Office of Community Planning and Development
Year: 2016
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment (AHAR) Part 2. The AHAR provides national estimates of homelessness in the United States. As with previous annual reports, this is the second part in a two-part … Continue reading
The 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Year: 2016
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR) in two parts. Part 1 provides Point-in-Time (PIT) estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered— on a single night. The one-night … Continue reading