Mar 20, 2022 · Housing First is a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, thus ending their homelessness …

Housing First approaches are based on the concept that a homeless individual or household's first and primary need is to obtain stable housing, and that other issues that may affect the …

Research suggests that Housing First programs successfully house people with intersecting vulnerabilities, such as veterans and people with a history of substance abuse, mental illness …

The research is irrefutable: Housing First is the most effective approach for ending homelessness for most individuals and families. Housing First is a bipartisan, evidence-based practice …

Apr 23, 2025 · Housing First Policies are strategies aimed at providing permanent housing to homeless individuals without preconditions such as sobriety or employment. These policies …

What is Housing First? • Evidence-based program model • Assists individuals experiencing chronic homelessness who are living with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorder …

Under the Housing First approach, anyone experiencing homelessness should be connected to a permanent home as quickly as possible, and programs should remove barriers to accessing …

Objectives: A standard approach to treating homeless persons with a disability is called Treatment First, requiring clients be “housing ready”—that is, in psychiatric treatment and substance …

Sep 17, 2025 · Housing First is an approach that helps people experiencing homelessness move into stable housing without preconditions — no requirement to be sober, employed, or enrolled …

4 days ago · America was supposed to end homelessness through Housing First. But over the last several months, President Trump has made it clear that Americans have waited long …