A proven prevention model redefining how the United States confronts homelessness, by acting before it happens

Big Idea

Homelessness in the US is at a record high, with more than 700,000 people lacking stable housing. Despite billions in public spending, more families are entering homelessness than ever before due to skyrocketing housing costs, low wages and a shrinking safety net. The current system waits for people to fall into crisis, but Right at Home has a better solution: stopping homelessness before it starts. Right at Home builds on a proven prevention model — piloted by Destination: Home in Santa Clara County, California — which provides direct, flexible financial support, alongside legal assistance and case management, to keep high-risk families stably housed. Using this model, Right at Home will support families on the brink of housing loss and prove that homelessness prevention is scalable nationwide.

Plan

Over the next five years, Right at Home will help thousands of high-risk families remain stably housed and lay the groundwork to make prevention a core part of the US response to homelessness. By 2031, they will partner with 10 communities — supporting more than 10,000 families — to create local systems that can intervene early. These communities span urban, suburban, rural and Tribal geographies and reflect a wide range of economic conditions — and the program will prioritize populations disproportionately affected by housing instability, including seniors, people with disabilities, families with low or fixed incomes, survivors of domestic violence and youth transitioning out of foster care. By scaling their prevention model and building clear evidence of its impact, Right at Home will increase public support and political will for homelessness prevention systems at the local, state and federal levels — with the goal that the homelessness prevention model is broadly adopted nationwide.