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THE INSTITUTE
Tools and Resources
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As part
of our consulting services, the Institute makes available to clients a library
of tools and resources for program planning, design, implementation and
evaluation. Many of these tools have been developed by Beyond Shelter over the
years, while some tools have been collected from other service providers with
proven track records in addressing homelessness, chronic poverty, and/or
welfare dependency. These tools include:
The following resources, which include presentations and papers, are offered as a public benefit to
individuals and agencies interested in further education and information on
topics related to Beyond Shelter's key program methodologies, and "housing first" or rapid rehousing in particular.
to download the latest version.The following presentations illustrate the types of training curricula Beyond Shelter offers to agencies and localities. Training material is often customized to meet the needs of individual programs and local communities, as well as to be consistent with available resources. The presentations are a sampling of our training material, and reflect only a portion of our areas of expertise.
Click here to link to sample presentations
What Is Housing First?, a paper by the National Alliance to End Homelessness
Click here to read the paper. "The Housing First Approach For Families Affected by Substance Abuse," an article by Tanya Tull, Beyond Shelter President/CEO Click here to read the article. "What We Did Wrong and How We Are Trying to Fix It," an article by Tanya Tull, Beyond Shelter President/CEO Click here to read the article. "Housing First - Reversing Two Decades of Faulty Public Policy and Practice: What we Did Wrong and How We're Trying to Fix It," a policy briefing given by Tanya Tull, Beyond Shelter President/CEO and Senior Fellow, UCLA School of Public Affairs - June 1, 2006 Click here to read the article. "Housing First For Families: Research to Support the Development of a Housing First for Families Training Curriculum," an analysis of Housing First program models around the country, commissioned by the National Alliance to End Homelessness Click here to read the report. "The Shift to Performance-Based Management in a NYC Homeless Shelter: A Case Study," a paper by HELP USA Click here to read the case study. Sampling of Scholarly Research to Support the Housing First/Rapid Rehousing Approach for
Homeless Families
"Rearranging the Deck Chairs or Reallocating the Lifeboats?: Homelessness Assistance and Its Alternatives," an article by Dennis Culhane (University of Pennsylvania) and Stephen Metraux
(University of the Sciences in Philadelphia)
Click here to read the article."Testing a Typology of Family Homelessness Based on Patterns of Public Shelter Utilization in Four U.S. Jurisdictions: Implications for Policy and Program Planning," an article by Dennis P. Culhane (University of Pennsylvania) and colleagues Click here to read the article. "Family Homelessness: Where to from Here?," a presentation by Dr. Dennis Culhane of the University of Pennsylvania, delivered at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness in October 2004 Click here to see the PowerPoint. "Housing Vouchers Are Critical for Ending Family Homelessness," an article by Jill Khadduri of Abt Associates, Inc. Click here to read the article. "Predictors of Homelessness among Families in New York City: From Shelter Request to Housing Stability," by Marybeth Shinn (New York University) and colleagues Click here to read the article. "Homeless Mothers and Depression: Misdirected Policy," by Cynthia J. Bogard (Hofstra University) and colleagues Click here to read the article. "Landlord Incentives and Protections," an analysis of program models and strategies, prepared by Tedd Kelleher,
Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development,
Housing Division
Click here to read the report. "Mitigating Apprehension about Section 8 Vouchers: The Positive Role of Housing Specialists in Search and Placement," a study of Beyond Shelter's Housing Resources Department, by Matthew Marr of the University of California, Los Angeles Click here to read the article. "Housing First: An Unprecedented Opportunity," a policy brief examining the benefits and costs of Housing First as compared
to shelter-based approaches in Massachusetts, prepared by One Family, Inc. Click here to read the brief. "The Shift to Performance-Based Management in a NYC Homeless Shelter: A Case Study," a brief by HELP USA Click here to read the case study. "Strategies for Preventing Homelessness," an exploratory study of
community-wide homelessness prevention programs prepared for the US Department
of Housing and Urban Development by Martha Burt, Urban Institute, and Carol L.
Pearson and Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc. Click here to read the study. "Preventing Homelessness and Promoting Housing Stability: A Comparative Analysis," an evaluation of three different pilot preventing programs in Massachusetts prepared by the Center for Social Policy (CSP), in the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston Click here to read the study. "Partners in Prevention: Community-Wide Homelessness Prevention in Massachusetts and the United States," an evaluation of community-wide prevention networks across the country, prepared by the Center for Social Policy (CSP), in the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston Click here to read the study. "Homelessness Prevention in the Emergency Shelter Grants Program," a technical assistance guide on prevention in the ESG Program, prepared by Abt and Associates for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Click here to read the technical assistance guide. "A Plan Not A Dream: How to End Homelessness in Ten Years – Executive
Summary," the prototype Ten Year Plan released in 2000 by the National Alliance to End
Homelessness Click here to read the plan. "Strategies to End Family Homelessness," developed by Beyond Shelter and other members of the Homeless Families Work Group, which contributed to the development of LA County’s Ten Year Plan (framework), "Bring LA Home" Click here to read the document. "The Crisis of Family Homelessness in LA County By the Numbers," a 2009 summary of key statistics, prepared by Beyond Shelter Click here to read the document. "Fact Checker: Family Homelessness," a 2007 summary of national statistics and research, prepared by the National Alliance to End Homelessness Click here to read the document. "Promising Strategies to End Family Homelessness," a report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness Click here to read the report. "Family Homelessness: Background Research Findings and Policy Options," a paper by Mary Beth Shinn, Debra Rog, and Dennis Culhane Click here to read the paper. "Homeless Families and Children," a paper prepared by Debra Rog and John Buckner for the 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research Click here to read the paper.
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