Rapid Re-Housing

Rapid re-housing is a strategy that has proven effective in ending homelessness for many. The Alliance's Center for Capacity Building offers resources to help communities implement this effective strategy.

The Alliance provides training to communities and providers on rapid re-housing. Content is based in part on the Alliance’s publication, Rapid Re-Housing: Creating Programs That Work, and it covers the following topics:

  • The core components of rapid re-housing;
  • Service strategies, including housing location, landlord engagement, and home-based case management; and
  • Critical factors for good program design and implementation.

The Alliance has developed 10-15 modules on the key elements of rapid re-housing: Housing Barriers Assessment, Housing Search and Location/Developing Relationships with Landlords, Designing Subsidies, Voluntary Service Provision, and Outcomes and Data. The online modules are available below. The modules include powerpoint presentations narrated by a Center for Capacity Building staff member as well as activities communities can do to enhance their content knowledge. Any questions on the modules should be directed to thecenter@naeh.org.

The Alliance also offers in-person Rapid Re-housing Workshops. The workshops typically provided as a 6-8 hour clinic with a mix of presentation, interactive activities, and discussion. However, they can also be presented as a half-day workshop or a more intensive 2-day clinic. The training can be presented as part of a conference or as a standalone session. Trainings are typically delivered by one trainer from the Alliance with an audience of up to 50 people, although larger sessions are possible.

For more information about scheduling a rapid re-housing training in your community, please contact Kim Walker.

Spotlight

Toolkits  |  May 16, 2012
This is the first of five 10-15 minute modules the Center for Capacity Building has developed on rapid re-housing. It discusses how to define rapid re-housing and how to develop a permanent housing barriers assessment process.
Webinar  |  September 6, 2011
The week of August 29, 2011, the Alliance concluded a two-part series of webinars on rapid re-housing. Information from the two-part series is available here.
Toolkits  |  July 29, 2009
The Alliance has published this guide to help organizations develop Rapid Re-Housing programs.

Library Resources

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Solutions Brief  |  June 25, 2010
Increasingly, communities and programs are providing homeless and at-risk families with short term rental assistance. In assessing which families to help, one of their primary concerns is to help families that will be able to sustain their housing once the short subsidy ends. To inform their choices about whom to help, this Fact Sheet examines the level of housing cost burden that poor families typically carry.
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Online Training  |  May 12, 2010
This interactive, web-based training provides participants with an overview of how to find landlords and track and document the success of your landlord outreach strategies, as well as tools for maintaining your partnership with landlords for the long-term.
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Online Training  |  March 31, 2010
This online training, which includes both an audio and visual component, is the second in a series on rapid re-housing. It covers the program design and planning aspects of rapid re-housing, including assessment, design, and evaluation.
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Online Training  |  March 31, 2010
This online training, which includes both an audio and visual component, is the first in a series on rapid re-housing. It covers the basics of rapid re-housing, including defining rapid re-housing, doing rapid re-housing, and common questions on the topic.
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Other  |  September 17, 2009
Congress allocated $25 million for a Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration to serve homeless families. The experience of the 23 communities that received grants awards under the Demonstration can be an important resource for communities developing Rapid Re-Housing programs to serve families using HPRP or other funding resources. This resource collects information about what the Demonstration grantees are doing.