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Joint Office outlines rapid rehousing evaluation after budget note; staff report strong retention but data limits remain
Summary
The Joint Office of Homeless Services presented an initial six-month analysis of rapid rehousing and outlined a planned multi-year evaluation. Staff reported 12-month retention at 91.3%, 24-month at 85.5% and 36-month around 80%, but said eviction data and some historical records are incomplete and will require further data linkages and a consultant RFP.
The Joint Office of Homeless Services briefed the Board on its planned evaluation of rapid rehousing programs, answering a budget note request from Commissioner Myron while cautioning that the six-month timeline set by the note is insufficient for a comprehensive analysis.
Anna Plumb, deputy director of the Joint Office, said the budget note asked for three categories of information: current housing status of those who received rapid rehousing, eviction rates for those recipients, and qualitative experiences of both recipients and providers. "A 6 month timeline is actually not enough time to perform a comprehensive evaluation of rapid rehousing," Plumb told the Board, but she said the Joint Office will fold…
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