ABSTRACT

Outreach is a core component of homelessness policy, but its effectiveness at housing individuals has been understudied. Employing administrative data, this paper compares the outcomes of outreach clients to those who initially enter shelters. It finds that outreach clients compared to the shelter population, are less likely to be in households with children, had been homeless for longer periods of time, and suffer from greater vulnerabilities. Outreach clients, nevertheless, are less likely to return to homelessness after receiving homeless services. The comparative cost analysis finds that outreach leads to 59% more days housed for each dollar in program expenditures.

摘要

外展是无家可归者政策的核心组成部分，但其在安置个人方面的有效性尚未得到充分研究。本文使用行政数据，将外展客户的结果与最初进入庇护所的客户的结果进行了比较。它发现，与庇护所人口相比，外展客户不太可能在有孩子的家庭中，无家可归的时间更长，并且更容易受到伤害。然而，外展客户在接受无家可归者服务后不太可能再次无家可归。比较成本分析发现，在计划支出中，每投入 1 美元，外展活动的住宿天数就会增加 59%。