The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake (HACSL), The Road Home, and Salt Lake Community Action Program have developed a pilot program called Homeless Prevention Project. National studies have found that 32 percent of families entering shelter had a housing subsidy or lived in subsidized housing at some point over the previous five years. Our project helps prevent homelessness by providing a much needed resource to families in danger of losing their Public Housing or Section 8 permanent housing voucher at HACSL.

The stress for a family who loses their home is significant. Impact on both heads of households and children who become homeless is hard to overcome. Preventing homelessness for those who are already housed is a benefit to the community as well as to the individual household. By providing appropriate training, education, and supportive services to subsidized housing recipients the Homeless Prevention Project stabilizes households that were previously in danger of being evicted and becoming homeless.

The Homeless Prevention Project is funded through generous grant from Salt Lake County SSBG and matching contributions from the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake, The Road Home, and Salt Lake Community Action Program