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Goals two‑generation homeless‑family program shows improved housing stability, earnings and service access, county‑funded evaluation finds
Summary
An independent randomized evaluation found Arapahoe County’s Goals two‑generation program improved housing stability, increased employment and earnings, and increased families’ access to health, education and public‑benefit services.
An independent outcomes evaluation presented to the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 found that Goals, a two‑generation, family‑centered housing program, produced measurable improvements in housing stability, employment and service access for participating families.
Renee Davis of the Center for Policy Research (CPR) reported a randomized design in which 566 families were referred and 150 were enrolled in the evaluation (75 assigned to the Goals program and 75 to a comparison group that received standard community services). The evaluation used baseline surveys, a custom two‑generation index, follow‑up telephone interviews at 12 and 24 months, and…
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