11-06-2015, 09:48 PM
To stem the flow of people becoming homeless, communities undertake prevention efforts. Some studies have been done to examine the cost effectiveness of such efforts and to see costs savings strategic targeting of resources is needed, but the criteria for that targeting is not fully known. It would be helpful to narrow targeting criteria for homelessness prevention—including an examination of the types of housing crises and personal characteristics that make a household most likely to enter homelessness. This should also include an examination of what happens to households that exit public housing.