NYC Homelessness Prevention Program Reduces Participants’ Involvement with the Shelter System

Shelter Outcome*        Program Participant        Non-participant        Estimated Effect
                                   Average                          Average                    of Program

Nights in Shelter          9.6 nights                      32.2 nights               -22.6 nights

Spent at least one        8.0%                              14.5%                        -6.5 percentage pts.
night in shelter                                           

Ever applied                 9.3%                              18.2%                        -8.9 percentage pts.
for shelter                                           

*During two-year study period

Source: Rolston, H., Geyer, J. and Locke, G. (2013). Evaluation of the Homebase Community Prevention Program. Bethesda, MD: Abt Associates Inc. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/13vDXPA.