Person to Person’s homelessness prevention efforts assist families who are struggling in the affordable housing crisis to locate a new home or maintain the housing they have through comprehensive independent living skill building.  The ultimate goal is to help them avoid the pain and disruption of homelessness.

There are many reasons individuals end up homeless  It often begins with poverty and is compounded by job loss, health conditions, divorce, physical abuse, low wages, the shortage of housing, high rents and lack of independent living skills.

Person to Person's homelessness prevention services include: living skill coaching; budgeting assistance; mediation and advocacy with property owners, managers, government agencies and other social service providers; and one-on-one advocacy with individuals in need.