Research and Evaluation listings
Investing in proven solutions is a key theme of the Opening Doors. Much research has been and is being conducted on homelessness across the federal government. There is tremendous opportunity to better understand and apply what is being learned by coordinating and sharing research across federal agencies and with states and local communities.
Towards that end, USICH released the nation's first-ever National Research Agenda: Priorities for Advancing Our Understanding of Homelessness in October 2012. This Agenda outlines priority areas where we believe Federal, local, and private investments should be made in additional research.
USICH has compiled and developed abstracts for approximately 200 studies conducted over the past decade; research that helped inform the Research Agenda and that contines to help improve the knowledge base of the field. Users can browse through the listings below or sort the information using the “Information by” filter along the left-hand side of the screen. Users can also search by keyword using the search box in the top right corner of every page.
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Food Stamp Program Access Study: Final Report
Susan Bartlett, Nancy Burstein, and William Hamilton, with the assistance of Ryan Kling November 2004 The Food Stamp Program Access Study was motivated by a desire to learn whether and how the administrative policies and practices of local food stamp offices influence the chances of eligible ...
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Simplified Reporting and Transitional Benefits in the Food Stamp Program
Carole Trippe, Liz Schott, Nancy Wemmerus, and Andrew Burwick May 2004 "This study examines the experiences of four States (Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, and Ohio) that use the simplified reporting option of the Food Stamp Program; Arizona also uses the transitional benefit option. With ...
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Variations in Maternal and Child Wellbeing by TANF Participation
Nancy E. Reichman, Julien O. Teitler, Irwin Garfinkel, and Sandra Garcia January 2004 "This study uses baseline and one year follow-up data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to estimate the TANF participation rate among financially-eligible mothers and to compare their ...
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Employment Factors Influencing Food Stamp Program Participation
Signe-Mary McKernan and Caroline Ratcliffe, with contributions from Emily Rosenberg November 2003 "This study examines how employment characteristics of low-income households influence Food Stamp Program (FSP) participation. The relationship between employment and FSP participation is of ...
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Holes in the Safety Net: Mainstream Systems and Homelessness
Katharine Gale and Aram Shepherd February 2003 Research has show that any successful effort to end homelessness must include a combination of services, income supports, and housing. However, research has also shown that the most important but under-utilized source of income, housing, ...
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Homelessness, substance misuse, and access to public entitlements in a soup kitchen population
Peter C. Nwakeze, Ph.D., Stephen Magura, Ph.D., C.S.W., Andrew Rosenblum, Ph.D., and Herman Joseph, Ph.D. 2003 This study examines the effects of homelessness on access to public entitlements (Medicaid and food stamp programs) in a soup kitchen population. Data were collected between 1997 ...
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Promoting Medicaid and Food Stamp Participation
LaDonna Pavetti, Kathleen Maloy, and Liz Schott June 2002 This study, 'Promoting Medicaid and Food Stamp Participation: Establishing Eligibility Procedures That Support Participation and Meet Families' Needs', conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., was commissioned ...
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Homelessness, Substance Misuse, and Access to Public Entitlements in a soup kitchen population
Peter C. Nwakeze, Stephen Magura, Andrew Rosenblum, and Herman Joseph January 2003 This study examines the effects of homelessness on access to public entitlements (Medicaid and food stamp programs) in a soup kitchen population. Data were collected between 1997 and 1999 from a sample of 343 ...
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Robert Rosenheck, Linda Frisman, and Wesley Kasprow April 1999 This study evaluated a joint initiative of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve access to Social Security disability benefits among homeless veterans with mental ...
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The Effects of SSI & SSDI Benefits Termination As Seen in HCH Projects
Sarah McCarthy, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty April 1999 "The Supplemental Security Income program (SSI) was created to provide critically needed income support for aged and disabled individuals. Similarly, the Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI) provides ...
