Prevention and rapid re-housing were cornerstone strategies of a federally funded stimulus program to combat homelessness, which is coming to an end.  This policy brief lays out lessons learned from Connecticut’s recent experience and offers recommendations for implementing rapid re-housing in conjunction with the new federal Emergency Solutions Grant.

This important plan created by a “kitchen cabinet” of organizations including CARC, CCEH, CHC, CSH, CWEALF and coordinated by the Partnership for Strong Communities relied on information, advice and feedback from CoC, Ten Year Plan, and practitioners from a number of fields including health care, housing, employment, youth services, veterans services, the business community and philanthropy, among others. CCEH will be working with CoC’s and Ten Year Plans to promote local implementation of ODCT. View Slideshow (PDF)