CSB Results - Family Housing Collaborative

Results
Family Housing Collaborative

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Family Housing Collaborative

The Salvation Army leads the Community Shelter Board’s Family Housing Collaborative (FHC), which is designed to assist families staying at the YWCA Family Center with obtaining and maintaining permanent housing. The Family Center, which serves as the front door to the family sheltering system, assesses and refers families who are most likely to benefit from short-term case management in order to stabilize housing after exiting the shelter. FHC supportive services are intended to assist families in locating permanent, affordable housing within three weeks of referral from the Family Center.

CSB’s Direct Client Assistance (DCA) Administrator is the primary administrator of the Family Housing Collaborative and is responsible for.

·         caseworker training and consultation;
·         eligibility screening;
·         quality assurance and outcome monitoring; and
·         resource coordination and administration.

Results

There were 135 households served in the first six months of FY 2005 through the FHC and 77% of those served achieved successful housing outcomes. A successful housing outcome is defined as moving out of shelter into stable housing and not re-entering the shelter system.

Community Success Story - A Fresh Start: Family Housing Collaborative