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Title page

Contents

Acknowledgments 4

Foreword 5

Executive Summary 11

How Do RRHD Programs Fit Into Their Communities? 11

How Do RRHD Programs Identify Appropriate Participants? 12

What Housing and Services Do the RRHD Programs Deliver? 15

Conclusions 16

Chapter 1. Introduction 17

Background 17

The Rapid Re-housing for Homeless Families Demonstration 18

RRHD Design Requirements 21

The RRHD Communities 21

This Study 23

Research Questions 24

Process Evaluation Data Collection 25

Organization of This Report 25

Chapter 2. Rapid Re-housing for Homeless Families Demonstration Programs in the Community Context 27

CoC Involvement in Agency Selection 28

Community Planning Context and History Providing Rapid Re-housing 30

Rapid Re-Housing Before the RRHD Grant 31

RRHD, HPRP, and How They Relate in RRHD Communities 33

Philosophical Approach to the RRHD 34

What Is Rapid? 35

Chapter Summary 35

Chapter 3. System Entry for Families 37

How Do RRHD Communities Structure Family Intake? 37

Centralized Intake-How Can We Tell? 38

Primary Intake Models-Centralized or Decentralized 38

RRHD Structures Answering the First Question-What Is Best for This Family? 38

RRHD Programs Answering the Second Question-Should We Take This Family? 40

Chapter Summary 42

Chapter 4. Screening and Selection Criteria 43

The Assessment Process 43

Basic Threshold Eligibility Criteria 43

When Are Assessments Completed, and How Are Results Used? 44

What Characteristics Will Get Families Screened Out of Most RRHD Programs? 45

Additional Screening Criteria, Tools, and Procedures 46

How Standardized Are the Assessment Tools? 46

How Selective Are RRHD Programs When Screening Families for Eligibility? 48

What Domains Do RRHD Programs Consider When Screening, and How Are They Scored? 49

What Family Characteristics Lead To Being Accepted Into or Screened Out of RRHD? 54

Rationale for More Selective Screening Criteria and Procedures 55

How Have RRHD Programs Changed Their Screening and Selection Criteria? 56

Chapter Summary 57

Chapter 5. Housing Assistance and Supportive Services Offered by Rapid Re-housing for Homeless Families Demonstration Programs 59

Housing 59

Length of Rental Assistance 59

What Families Hear at Enrollment 61

Level of Rent Subsidy 63

Time to Housing Placement 64

Supportive Services 64

Housing Search Assistance 65

Case Management 66

Employment 68

Linking to Benefits and Community Services 68

Chapter Summary 69

Chapter 6. Conclusion 71

How Do RRHD Programs Fit Within Their Communities? 71

How Does the Intake and Assessment for Rapid Re-housing Work? 71

Who Is Served, and Who Is Not? 72

What Housing and Services Do the RRHD Programs Deliver? 72

Future Plans 73

Implications for Future Rapid Re-housing Program Development 73

References 75

Appendix A: Rapid Re-housing for Homeless Families Demonstration Program Case Studies 77

Anchorage, Alaska: Beyond Shelter Services 77

Austin/Travis County, Texas: The Passages Rapid Re-housing Initiative 79

Boston, Massachusetts: Home Advantage Collaborative 81

Cincinnati/Hamilton County, Ohio: Family Shelter Partnership Rapid Re-housing 83

Columbus/Franklin County, Ohio: Jobs to Housing 85

Contra Costa County, California: Contra Costa Rapid Re-housing 87

Dayton/Kettering/Montgomery Counties, Ohio: Rapid Re-housing Program 89

Denver Metro, Colorado: Project Home Again 91

District of Columbia: Rapid Re-housing Initiative 93

Kalamazoo/Portage, Michigan: Housing Resources, Inc., Rapid Re-housing Pilot 95

Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster County Rapid Re-housing for Families 97

Madison, Wisconsin: Second Chance RRHD Program 99

Montgomery County, Maryland: Montgomery County Rapid Re-housing Program 101

New Orleans/Jefferson Parish, Louisiana: Rapid Re-housing for Families 103

Ohio Balance of State: Ohio Balance of State Rapid Re-housing Grant Program 105

Orlando, Florida: Housing Now 107

Overland Park/Shawnee/Johnson County, Kansas: Housing for Homeless 109

Phoenix/Mesa/Maricopa County, Arizona: Next Step Housing 111

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Community Human Services Rapid Re-housing for Families 113

Portland/Gresham/Multnomah County, Oregon: Opening Doors 115

San Francisco, California: Housing Access Project 117

Trenton/Mercer County, New Jersey: Housing NOW 119

Washington Balance of State: Northwest Rapid Re-housing Partnership 121

Appendix B: Arizona Family Self-Sufficiency Matrix 123

Appendix C: Family Vignettes 127

Exhibits

Exhibit 1.1. Key Program Features of the RRHD Program and the HPRP 20

Exhibit 1.2. RRHD Program Information 22

Exhibit 2.1. CoC Involvement in RRHD Design and Provider Selection 29

Exhibit 2.2. CoCs' Pre-RRHD Experience With Rapid Re-housing Programs/Resources 31

Exhibit 2.3. Specific Characteristics of RRHD Structure and History 33

Exhibit 3.1. Intake Structures for RRHD Programs 41

Exhibit 4.1. Type of Assessment Tools Used in RRHD Screening and Selection 47

Exhibit 4.2. Criteria Used To Score Families Selected for RRHD Programs 50

Exhibit 4.3. Stringency of Criteria Used To Determine RRHD Eligibility 53

Exhibit 4.4. Chances That RRHD Programs Will Accept Specific Families 55

Exhibit 5.1. Length of Rental Subsidy and Notification Practice 60

Exhibit 5.2. Rapid Re-Housing Option in One CoC 61

Exhibit 5.3. Examples of Graduated (Declining) Rent Subsidies 63

Exhibit 5.4. Supportive Services Provided by RRHD Programs 65

Exhibit 5.5. The RRHD-Mainstream Benefits Connection 70