This section includes resources related to Rapid Re-Housing Programs (typically intended for people with mid-acuity who have experienced transitional or episodic homelessness who do not require longer-term intensive supports to remain housed) from the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH).

• Rapid Re-housing Learning Collaborative Toolkit (2017) – website-based with tonnes of resources
• Rapid Re-Housing Toolkit (2016) – website-based with tonnes of resources
• Rapid Re-housing for Youth Toolkit (2017) – website-based with tonnes of resources. 
• All The Latest on Rapid Re-housing for Youth Webinar (Dec 2018) (1 hour) 
• What Is Rapid Re-housing Video (2016) (3 min)
• History and Core Components (2014) – single website page

5 Module Webinar Series on Rapid Re-housing (2012)

• Module 1: Housing Barriers Assessment (12 min)
• Module 2: Housing Search, Location and Landlords (22 min)
• Module 3: Time-Limited Rental Subsidies (8 min)
• Module 4: Supportive Services (17 min)
• Module 5: Outcomes, Community Examples, and Data (10 min)

• Center for Advancement of Critical Time Intervention
• Critical Time Intervention Overview

This section includes key resources for Housing First Programs (providing longer-term intensive housing-based support in housing of people’s choice throughout the community) with an implementation focus.    

• • Canadian Housing First Toolkit – a great website for communities looking to implement Housing First Programs.  Includes sections on overview, plan, implement, evaluate and sustain and has a whole “resources” section with sample policies, procedures, job descriptions etc.
  • Homeless Hub Housing First – an overview
  • HUD’s Housing First Implementation Resources (2018) – a website with resources organized in the following four sections: 1) Housing First Implementation, 2) Working with Project Participants in a Housing First Approach, 3) Housing First in Specific Project Types, and 4) Trauma Informed Care.
  • Housing First Europe Guide (FEANTSA, 2016) – An on-line guide available in multiple languages with 12 videos and quizzes to support learning.  The six chapters include: 1) What is Housing First, 2) Core Principles of Housing First, 3) Delivering Support in Housing First, 4) Delivering Housing in Housing First, 5) Evaluating Housing First, 6) Housing First and the Wider Strategy.  See this 1 min teaser video introducing the Guide.
  • Permanent Supportive Housing Kit (SAMSHA, 2010) – this on-line toolkit from the US Substance Abuse and and Mental Health Services Administration includes sections on: getting started, building your program, training frontline staff, tools for tenants, evaluating your program, the evidence, using multimedia and a brochure.
  • Toolkit for Intensive Case Management In Canada (2018) – a 43-page resource book available for download from the Community Workspace on Homelessness that includes sections on assessing, managing, staffing, housing, and discharge and includes examples from Canadian communities. 
  • Case Studies (COH, 2013) – from communities in Canada and around the world

Housing First Checklists and Self-Assessment Tools

• Housing First Checklist (USICH, 2016) – program and system level
• Housing First Program Assessment Tool (HUD, 2017) – Excel document  
• Housing First Self Assessment Tools (Ontario Evidence Exchange, 2017)

Housing First Fact Sheets

• Housing First Fact Sheet (NAEH, 2016)

Housing First Videos

• See BFZ-C Video Library – under heading “Housing First” – includes 27 videos under 10 mins each

Housing First (and Family First) for Youth

• Housing First for Youth Program Models Guide (Homeless Hub, 2017) – see also June 2018 Webinar
• Towards a Housing First Framework for Youth: A Safe and Decent Place to Live (COH, 2014)

A Way Home blogs on Housing First for Youth (HF4Y)

• THIS is HF4Y Demonstration Project (Nov 21, 2017) 
• THIS is Housing First For Youth (Oct 12, 2017) 
• HF4Y: A Way Home’s Collaborative Vision (Sept 14, 2016)

Housing First for Indigenous Peoples

See the Partnering With Other Systems – “Indigenous Partners” drop-down section

This section includes resources related to fixed-site supportive housing programs (providing longer-term intensive housing-based support typically connected to a particular building/units). 

• Region of Waterloo Supportive Housing Framework (2014) and Standards (2015)
• Role of Long-Term Congregate Housing in Ending Homelessness (2015) – US consensus document
• The Foyer Toolkit for Youth (COH, 2012) – a form of supportive housing for youth

Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)

• Dimensions of Quality Supportive Housing – Guidebook, Toolkit, Training and Certification
• Supportive Housing 101 Online Training
• Supportive Housing Quality Toolkit 
• Best Practices Manual for Coordinating Property Management and Support Services (2009)
• Self Assessment Tool for Coordinating Property Management and Support Services (2008)

One way to accelerate housing move-ins is to employ “Moving on Strategies”. Create housing and/or support spaces by helping people move on from an existing supportive housing program to something that better meets their needs and circumstances (e.g., to greater independence, different support, or increased support). 

• Moving On from Homelessness: How Services Support People to Move On (UK Homeless Link, 2018)
• Corporation for Supportive Housing Moving On Toolkit – a 36 page “how to” resource with lots of links
• Corporation For Supportive Housing Moving On Resources: 10 community program profiles and an evaluation
• Chicago Public Housing Authority Move-on Initiative
• OrgCode Effective Exit Planning Worksheet
• HUD Moving On Project Planning Tools:
  • Project Planning Template (Excel) & Template User Guide
  • Resource Inventory Template (Excel) & Template User Guide