Research evaluate efforts to help hard-to-serve homeless persons

H. C. Covington (ach1@sprynet.com)
Mon, 5 Jan 1998 12:43:37 -0600


                      Today's FOCUS at HUD
                     Monday, January 5, 1998

Recent reports from HUD's Office of Policy Development and
Research evaluate efforts to help hard-to-serve homeless persons


     In "National Evaluation of the Shelter Plus Care
     Program," researchers discuss the HUD grant program's
     implementation, its target population, support services
     offered, housing options, and participant outcomes.
     Among several findings, researchers note "significant
     improvements in the lives of the S + C participants,"
     and find that participants' housing stability, average
     monthly income, and rates of employment increased as a
     result of their involvement in the program.
 
    
     The report is available from HUD User by calling
     (301) 519-5154 in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan
     area; 1-800-245-2691 from elsewhere in the country; and
     TDD, 1-800-483-2209.