Resources

Toolkit to Guide Program Development

Results for America (RFA), together with the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at Notre Dame (LEO) and Destination: Home, released Building a Homelessness Prevention System, a toolkit that equips communities to replicate the proven, evidence-based homelessness prevention strategies that drove measurable success in Santa Clara County.

Want to Learn More About Prevention?

In partnership with Homebase, we’re holding community meetings for experts – including community practitioners and individuals with lived experience of homelessness or housing insecurity – to connect with communities across the country looking to start or enhance their homelessness prevention efforts.

Become a member of our National Prevention Community to learn more about efforts to keep families housed nationwide.

Evidence from a
Randomized Controlled Trial

Researchers at Notre Dame’s Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) studied the impact of the Santa Clara County Homelessness Prevention System and identified more data to support what we’ve observed locally – immediate cash assistance prevents homelessness.