"Prior to the program's existence, for every homeless person who got housing, another three lost their homes. Now, for every one person housed, the math works out to 1.7 people losing their homes."
"Participants can use the money to address whatever problem is threatening their housing, including fixing their car so they can get to work, paying for a hotel while they are between apartments, covering medical expenses or paying down a credit card debt."
"We're providing temporary assistance to folks that are facing long-term, systemic problems, and we don't expect that hanging out with us for a few months is all of a sudden going to increase the supply of affordable housing or living-wage jobs."
"Destination: Home is expanding its prevention model to 10 new places across the country, including San Mateo County in California, as well as Miami-Dade County, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Austin-Travis County, Texas."
The program has improved the housing stability ratio, with 1.7 people losing homes for every one housed. Applicants learn about the program through various channels and complete a risk assessment questionnaire. Those with sufficient risk factors qualify for an average of $6,500 in aid, primarily for housing-related expenses. Participants can return for assistance multiple times. The program aims to address systemic issues rather than solely increasing affordable housing. Destination: Home is expanding its model to ten new locations across the country.
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