Life After Transitional Housing for Homeless Families
- ISBN-10
- 1437936636
- ISBN-13
- 9781437936636
- Category
- Emergency housing
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Martha R. Burt
Description
Given the significant investment HUD has made in transitional housing (TH) programs since enactment of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist. Act, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs. TH has been an important element of HUD¿s efforts to respond to the housing needs of homeless families and individuals through a continuum of care. This study examines whether TH makes a difference in the lives of the families it serves and whether it is more effective for some homeless people than others. This study follows 179 families in 36 TH programs within five communities for one year after leaving the program. TH programs, and certain characteristics of the programs, were found to be associated with positive outcomes. Illustrations.
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