Homelessness Prevention
&
Community Stabilization
Program Design & Staff Training
for Non-Profit & Government Organizations
(read pdf)
Bob Ronnow  ronnow@taconic.net
Is homelessness a problem in your community?
Are emergency shelters filled to capacity?
Have food pantries and meal programs become indispensable?
Are families having trouble making ends meet?
Have businesses abandoned downtown?
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This service helps communities stabilize low income households and reduce homelessness, reaching hundreds of households before crises occur and helping people achieve their goals and contribute to the community.
Reduces your community's emergency shelter requirements to just one bed per night per 10,000 population and eliminates street homelessness;
Improves housing conditions, decreases evictions and stabilizes neighborhoods;
Increases the economic self-sufficiency of low income households;
Redirects community resources to education and economic development and reduces spending on crisis management;
Creates a more efficient, effective social service delivery system;
Stabilizes student populations so schools can focus on education;
Teaches clients to advocate for themselves and take responsibility for solving problems.
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 Community Access
Comprehensive Services
Client Responsibility
Case Review
Bob Ronnow ronnow@taconic.net
Bob Ronnow has 20 years experience desiging and directing programs in New York City and Massachusetts at Covenant House, Stanley Isaacs Center, Family Life Support Center and Law, Order and Justice Center (view resume). He wrote the program manual Few Sheep, Little Corn: Preventing Homelessness & Stabilizing Communities. (read pdf)
Chapter 1: Introduction - Stable communities retain people long enough to establish
diverse, supportive relationships and networks
Chapter 2: Organizing Principles
Basic Assertions
1. Homelessness is not the problem; it is a symptom of the multiple,
unaddressed problems of a household before it ever becomes homeless
2. Homelessness and other crises are preventable now, with the resources
available today in or near every community
Operating Principles
1. Community Access: No eligibility requirements, allowing anyone in the
community to receive services
2. Comprehensive Services: One-stop shopping to solve any problem or
combination of problems through direct counseling and referrals
3. Client Responsibility: To leverage positive, permanent life style changes
that will make future crises less likely
4. Case Review: A commitment to high quality services and intensive,
ongoing staff training
Chapter 3: Client Services
1. Housing Services: Housing search assistance; Landlord-tenant relations;
Utilities negotiations
2. Income Services: Employment counseling; Benefits advocacy; Budget
counsleing
3. Specialized Services: Referrals for specialized services; Life skills
counseling; Financial assistance and personal loans
Chapter 4: Program Structure
1. Outreach
2. Intake and assessment
3. Service plans
4. Case review
5. Program statistics and evaluation
6. Staffing and program costs
Chapter 5: Community Relationships
1. Defining the problem
2. Describing the community
3. Establishing prevention programs
4. Funding strategies
Chapter 6: Case Studies
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