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Introduction to Housing Models, Housing Navigation, and Engagement

Training course on basics of housing models, housing navigation, and engagement.

Trauma-Informed Outreach and Engagement

Training course on trauma-informed outreach and engagement.

Tags: outreach-- trauma-informed care

USICH’s 19 Encampment Strategies: A Conversation With Communities

In this interactive 1-hour webinar, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) will provide a brief overview of USICH’s recently released “19 Strategies for Communities to Address Encampments Humanely and Effectively,” followed by a…

Tags: encampments-- unsheltered homelessness

What is a homeless response system?

Helpful definition of what "homeless response system" and "continuum of care" mean.

Tags: CoC-- definition

Hotels as noncongregate emergency shelters: An analysis of investments in hotels as emergency shelter in King County, Washington during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study analyzes the COVID-19 homelessness response in King County, Washington, in which people were moved out of high-density emergency shelters into hotel rooms. This intervention was part of a regional effort to de-intensify the shelter system…

Tags: COVID-19-- emergency shelter-- hotel shelter-- King County WA-- motel shelter-- scholarly-- shelter type

Tri-County Equitable Housing Strategy to Expand Supportive Housing for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness

This report identifies key opportunities to realize priorities as identified by key local stakeholder engagement and best practices research across Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties through new ways of organizing and expanding the work of…

Tags: chronic homelessness-- Clackamas County OR-- Multnomah County OR-- PSH-- report-- Washington County OR

Oregon’s Project Turnkey: Report to the Oregon State Legislature

Report of Project Turnkey including what the project addresses, project results, project snapshots, opportunities for improvement. (Description taken from key Abstract information)

Tags: COVID-19-- emergency shelter-- hotel shelter-- motel shelter-- Oregon-- Project Turnkey-- report

The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness

Part 1 provides Point-in-Time (PIT) estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered—on a single night. The PIT counts also provide an estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness within particular…

Tags: AHAR-- data-- HUD-- point-in-time count-- report

An examination of perceptions and preferences for tiny house villages for the homeless in Missouri

Homelessness is increasingly being addressed with tiny house villages. These developments face barriers, the greatest of which is NIMBYism (Not-in-my-backyard sentiment) (Evans, 2021). Through a stakeholder survey, this research examines community…

Tags: Missouri-- NIMBYism-- scholarly-- tiny house-- village shelter

Tackling homelessness with tiny houses: An inventory of tiny house villages in the United States

Across the United States, tiny house villages are increasingly appearing as a method of addressing homelessness. There has been no formal or sustained effort to document tiny house villages for the homeless, however. This research involves the…

Tags: data-- scholarly-- tiny house-- village shelter

Food, shelter, hope: Examining the possibilities of agricultural tiny home communities for the homeless

This article discusses the unique but often concurrent issues of homelessness and food insecurity in America and considers how agricultural tiny home communities could be developed to address these problems. Examples of existing tiny home communities…

Tags: open access-- scholarly-- tiny house-- village shelter

Factsheet: Racial Justice in Housing and Homelessness in the United States; "Shadow Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) For the United States Review"

Factsheet summary of UID 1007, an extended narrative report. Review of: quantitative and qualitative descriptions of racial inequities in homelessness and housing access; legal and procedural justice factors involved. (Description taken from key…

Tags: criminalization of homelessness-- policy-- racial disparities

Multnomah County FUSE Report

FUSE is a signature initiative of CSH that helps communities break the cycle of homelessness and crises among individuals with complex medical and behavioral health challenges. These individuals have frequent touches with emergency departments,…

Tags: cross-system collaboration-- FUSE-- Multnomah County OR-- PSH

Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing

Explains the key characteristics of housing first, as applied to PSH models.

Tags: housing first-- PSH

Standards for Quality Supportive Housing Guide

28 pg guidebook that attempts to describe standards for quality supportive housing across four components: project planning and administration, property and housing management, supportive housing services, community.

Tags: implementation-- PSH-- supportive housing

FAQ’s about Supportive Housing Research: Is Supportive Housing Cost Effective?

FAQ answering whether supportive housing is cost effective (more expensive than a traditional shelter system).

Tags: advocacy-- cost-- PSH-- supportive housing

Housing First Checklist: Assessing Projects and Systems for a Housing First Orientation

Checklist of characteristics a program should have to be considered "housing first", intended as a tool to be used by those administering programs.

Tags: housing first-- implementation

CSH Literature Review of Supportive Housing: By Study

Review of the results of 18 studies on supportive housing, reports results in areas such as shelter, healthcare, mental health, criminal justice, quality of life.

Tags: literature review-- PSH-- supportive housing

Supportive Housing Helps Vulnerable People Live and Thrive in the Community

Report that covers a lot of ground. Large repository of evidence in favor of supportive housing, includes specific suggestions for how to scale up supportive housing, includes table of federal funding for supportive housing services.

Tags: cost-- funding-- policy-- supportive housing

Housing First, Consumer Choice, and Harm Reduction for Homeless Individuals With a Dual Diagnosis

Objectives. We examined the longitudinal effects of a Housing First program for homeless, mentally ill individuals’ on those individuals’ consumer choice, housing stability, substance use, treatment utilization, and psychiatric symptoms. Methods. Two…

Tags: housing first-- open access-- pathways to housing-- PSH-- randomized control trial-- scholarly-- supportive housing

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