Politics amidst the desire for the Massachusetts Governor elect to maintain SIBs while Cuyahoga county in Ohio adopts the SIB concept.
Meanwhile it’s time for us to concentrate on end of year issues and indeed celebrate the festive season.
We will be back Monday January 5th. In the meantime, on behalf of all the team, we would like to wish you a Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year.
Charlie Baker Should Extend State Initiative To Reach Struggling Families
Richard Sheward (Senior policy analyst – Children’s HealthWatch) – Boston Globe
Renee Loth offers sound advice to Governor-elect Charlie Baker: Embrace Governor Patrick’s “social impact bond” initiative for chronically homeless individuals (“A new strategy on shelter”). While social-impact bonds are a social sector darling, Baker should also commit to another radically logical idea: housing as a human right.
Tackling Homelessness One Family At A Time
ideastream
Cuyahoga County announced 5-year, a $5 million program that uses a unique financing mechanism to tackle homelessness and help children in the foster care system. ideastream’s Sarah Jane Tribble explains how 135 local families will benefit from the project….
Eric Morse is the COO of the nonprofit FrontLine Service. His organization will work with homeless parents to find housing, apply for benefits and learn daily living skills before the children re-enter their lives.
The program uses Social Impact Bonds and is being promoted by the White House.