Los Angeles County Launches “Just in Reach” Supportive Housing Program to Break Cycles of Homelessness and Re-Incarceration

Los Angeles County has launched Just in Reach (JIR), a new health-based housing program that will reduce jail recidivism and help end homelessness among people experiencing repeat jail stays. The innovative public-private partnership is the region’s first program to be funded through a “Pay for Success” financial model.

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Third Sector is pleased to present, in partnership with GuideStar and America Forward, the new survey, “Towards a Performance-Driven Social Sector: A Service Provider Perspective on Trends in Government Contracting.”

Across the country, communities are changing the way they serve people in need. Local and state governments are taking a new look at how they contract for social services delivered to our most valuable citizens. Closer examination of current contracting practices may ultimately outline a path to healthier, safer, and more just communities, but only if all stakeholders have a voice.

The trend

By Nadia Ahmed and Mary Beech It’s said that marathons are won well before the starting gun goes off. When the runners arrive on race day, the most successful will have put in enough training to know exactly what to expect. When governments pursue a model as innovative as Pay for Success (PFS), pilot programs [...]

Despite the rapidly growing interest in Pay for Success contracting in the United States, little attention has been given to the enabling environment, including regulatory policy. In partnership with Perry Teicher, Impact Finance Fellow at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, John Grossman and Marcia Chong have compiled a legislative review of state and local legislative [...]

By George Overholser Eight years ago, I pitched the Pay for Success concept as a new kind of a money back guarantee. Government would pay for a social service, impact would be rigorously measured, and if impact fell short, government would get its money back. Think of it as impact insurance, or a Social Impact [...]