Sound Families Evaluation Reports
The Sound Families Initiative is now complete, and comprehensive evaluation reports show that the program helped homeless families in ways far beyond putting roofs over their heads.
Evaluation was an integral part of the Sound Families Initiative. To measure the effectiveness of service-enriched housing in helping homeless families achieve stability, evaluators from the Northwest Institute for Children and Families at the University of Washington School of Social Work gathered data on families' experiences of being homeless, their progress toward self-sufficiency, and their quality of life after leaving transitional housing. The evaluation also helped identify the challenges that housing and service providers face.
The evaluation tracked outcomes at three levels—system, organization, and client—and was collected through a participatory process that involved multiple stakeholders in all stages of the evaluation, from initial planning and outcome development to interpretation of the findings.
Evaluation reports from the Sound Families Initiative are listed below:
- Final Findings Report: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Sound Families Initiative – September 2008
- Steering Committee Reflections & Recommended Actions: Ending Family Homelessness Through Improved Systems and Stronger Organizations – March 2008
- Final Findings Summary: A Closer Look at Families' Lives During and After Supportive Transitional Housing – December 2007
- How Are They Faring? Findings on 51 Families One Year After Exiting Transitional Housing Programs – January 2007
- Breaking the Cycle: Serving Homeless Children in Supportive Housing Programs – January 2007
- Early Exits: Lessons Learned from Families Asked to Leave Transitional Housing Programs – April 2006
- A Closer Look at Homeless Families' Lives During and After Supportive Transitional Housing – August 2005
- Preliminary Findings – April 2004
Creating and Leading the Washington Families Fund (2004–2009)
