Maintain percentage of clients exiting rehousing programs to permanent housing to 60% through 2025
Objective Description
Trend Analysis
Last year the end of the Rent Moraturium in 2022 combined with decreased housing stock and increased rental costs made locating permanent housing units more difficult. This continues to impact housing efforts as rental costs have continued to rise rapidly. Additionally, staffing shortages among Case Managers at partner agencies negatively impacted the number of people who could be served in programs.
Strategies
- Make accessing assistance as seamless as possible through the use of a single point of entry to the Coordinated Entry System.
- Avoid homelessness when at all possible, through diversion and prevention activities.
- Rehouse literally homeless households as quickly as possible through housing searches, financial assistance, and case management for housing stabilization.
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Source: Howard County Continuum of Care