Many communities already have best practices in place that are allowable under the new Homelessness Prevention and Re-Housing Fund. Highlighted below are model community-based and statewide programs that are preventing homelessness, diverting people from shelter, and rapidly re-housing those who become homeless. The focus of the programs and their websites are listed, along with related Alliance Audio Conferences, Best Practice write-ups, and National Conference presentations.
Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness, SafeHome Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
*Prevention, Diversion, Re-Housing (http://pceh.org)
Hennepin County Rapid Exit Program, Minneapolis, MN
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us)
- Alliance Best Practice: Rapid Exit Program
- Alliance Best Practice: Hennepin County Homelessness Prevention Programs
- Audio Conference: Community-Based Approaches to Housing First
- Alliance National Conference Presentation, Predicting Homelessness and Targeting Dollars
CAMBA, HomeBase program, New York, NY
* Prevention, Diversion (http://www.camba.org)
- Alliance Best Practice: New York City Homelessness Prevention Efforts
- Audio Conference: Reducing Evictions
- Audio Conference: Using a Neighborhood-Based Strategy to Prevent Homelessness in New York City
Community Shelter Board, Columbus, OH
*Prevention, Re-Housing, Diversion (http://www.csb.org)
HomeStart program, Boston, MA
*Re-Housing (http://www.homestartinc.org)
Tabor Community Services, Lancaster, PA
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.tabornet.org)
Hamilton Family Services, San Francisco, CA
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.hamiltonfamilycenter.org)
Beyond Shelter, Los Angeles, CA
*Re-Housing (http://www.beyondshelter.org)
The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, Community Care Grant Program, Washington, DC
*Prevention (http://www.communitypartnership.org)
email: info@funderstogether.org
phone: 617.236.2244
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