1. 1 Homelessness Prevention In New York City NAEH Conference, July 14 2011

2. 2 How do we target services? Put services in the highest risk communities. One quarter of NYC’s communities contribute over 60% of all shelter entrants

3. 3 How do we target services? HomeBase Shelter Profile Provide services to families who have similar characteristics to families who enter shelter.

4. 4 How do we target services? L L L L L L L L Outreach to families who are most likely to end up in shelter.

5. 5 Planning How do we target services? Public awareness campaign with placements in high-demand communities Developed screening and referral service through 311 Calls transferred to Homebase doubled

8. Make data useful for practitioners

10. 9 How do we allocate prevention resources?

11. 10 How do we allocate prevention resources? Cost Per 90 Day Diversion: HRA = $600 Hombase = $3,000

12. 11 How do we allocate prevention resources?

14. You can offer a universal service without “wasting” resources on low-risk households

15. Leverage TANF and mainstream resources

17. 14 How do we know our strategy is working? Compare communities served to communities not served by prevention to determine program impact

18. 15 Planning How do we know our strategy is working?

19. 16 Planning How do we know our strategy is working? Commission evaluations to find a causal relationship between prevention and shelter entry.

21. Results take time

22. Be realistic about the impacts