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Follow the Dollar: Conducting your Own Case Studies
Follow the Dollar: Conducting your Own Case Studies
Date: 11 Jul 2007
Files:
Linking HMIS with Mainstream Healthcare Databases by Evan Scully (PPT | 1.2 MB | 22 pages)
Studying the Costs of Homelessness: Midstream Lessons from a National Cost Study by Jill Khadduri (PPT | 245 KB | 13 pages)
The Back-of-Napkin Study by Office Patrick O'Bryan (PPT | 221 KB | 16 pages)
The effects homelessness has on a community can sometimes be quantified with a dollar amount. Cost analysis is a powerful tool for program administrators who make decisions on how to allocate scarce funding for housing and services and for advocates who are seeking to demonstrate a case for ending homelessness. This workshop explored how to perform a cost study with different levels of sophistication from back of the envelope estimates to rigorous research studies.
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This audio conference covered the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.
This video highlights how communities across the country are decreasing homelessness among families. Thanks to the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, it’s yours to use for free. 
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.