Nov 2 Tip: Read report on homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing

November 2 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace

Read the newly released Louisville Urban League report on the Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-housing

http://www.metropolitanhousing.org/wp-content/uploads/member_docs/HPRP%20Report%20Final.pdf

 Louisville Metro  Homelessness Prevention &  

Rapid Re-housing Program: 
Evolution & Impact 2009-2012

A new report by the Louisville Urban League 

Louisville Metro Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP): Evolution & Impact 2009-2012 discusses the history and outcomes of the Louisville Metro HPRP. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (or Stimulus Package) included $1.5 billion for HPRP. Louisville Metro received $4,870,830 in a 3-year grant for this program.  

HPRP offered its participants two types of rental assistance, "homelessness prevention" and "rapid re-housing." Homelessness prevention provided rental subsidies to tenants at risk of eviction due to their inability to pay rent in full. This allowed them to remain in their existing homes. The rapid-rehousing program provided rent, and, moving costs, and/or security deposit subsidies that enabled recipients to locate new rental housing. HPRP also provided clients with case management services designed to help them become self-sufficient. Some of the case management funds supported legal services and referrals to households facing eviction hearings in court.  

The report summarizes the history of the program in Louisville, including important changes made after the first year to improve the program's efficacy. The report also discusses client outcomes, including stories about three individual clients' experiences with HPRP. The report finds that HPRP was a Successful Recovery Act Intervention with lasting impacts that helped 2,069 Louisville households hurt by the recession.