Common use of Housing First Clause in Contracts

Housing First. In alignment with HUD, all homeless programming will adhere to Housing First principles as noted below: • Housing First is an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry, such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements. • Supportive services are offered to maximize housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness as opposed to addressing predetermined treatment goals prior to permanent housing entry. Homelessness, ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/tools-for-action/housing-first-checklist