Menon & Maribojoc Receive Funding For Evaluation Services For Step Ahead 2.0 – Housing First Support Services Pilot
Nirup Menon, Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM), and Roderick Maribojoc, Executive Director, Real Estate Entrepreneurship, received funding for: "Evaluation Services for Step Ahead 2.0 – Housing First Support Services Pilot."
Menon and Maribojoc are being funded to evaluate the impact of services in reducing homelessness in Fairfax County.
The evaluation of the services will enable the County -- and provide evidence for other counties around the country -- to select the services that are effective in reducing homelessness recidivism and to plan the rollout of the program in the future.
The pilot will provide comprehensive wraparound services to program participants. Services will help address barriers to housing stability and will be provided in such areas as behavioral health, landlord-resident communications, and benefits counseling. Other services may be provided once the pilot is initiated. Participants will be able to increase the intensity of support services based on their self-identified needs, helping to prevent homelessness and reduce barriers to housing stability through an individualized approach. Services will be provided by a nonprofit organization via a contract with the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), which serves as staff to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA).
Menon and Maribojoc received $339,056 from County of Fairfax for this project. Funding began in June 2023 and will end in August 2027.
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