Five Year Cohort Study of Homeless Families: A Joint Policy Research Venture

Authors

John J. Stretch
Larry W. Kreuger

Abstract

Over the past ten years there have been significant investments in families uprooted by homelessness, but no data which clearly delineated what types of families had been helped, and how long help may have sustained them. Reported are preliminary data on 875 families who resided in a 60 day family shelter from 1983 through 1987. Field interviews in 1989 with 201 of those families provide data on residential history, employment, familial and demographic changes, service needs and additional homeless episodes. Policy questions focus on current residential stability and community reintegration.

Recommended Citation

Stretch, John J. and Kreuger, Larry W. (1992) "Five Year Cohort Study of Homeless Families: A Joint Policy Research Venture," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 19: Iss. 4, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2043
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol19/iss4/6