Join us for a topic that we all instinctively feel must be true, but is it really – does investing in supportive housing, permanent housing solutions, for a person living with a disabling behavioral or physical health condition who experiences homelessness, at-risk of homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization, help our communities avoid more costly crisis interventions?
Our mountain west partners in Denver recently implemented a strategic supportive housing initiative through the Denver Social Impact Bond Program, which included robust assessment and analysis of the results. CSH and Enterprise Community Partners (ECP) served as co-intermediaries for the project, working together to ensure the quality of the housing and services and promote positive outcomes for tenants. CSH focused on project management and overall project support while ECP oversaw fiscal management. We are grateful to hear directly from CSH as they share an overview of the project and the cost avoidance per person that was realized.
Right now with Assembly Bill 310, Nevada has an opportunity to establish the infrastructure for strategic investments in supportive housing to align with the good work already being done, build capacity of our nonprofits delivering quality services, incentivize more supportive housing development and measure the outcomes.