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Article

Publication Date

9-1997

Abstract

The increase in the number of women and children who are homeless, particularly in the last fifteen years, has generated the innovation of shelters that combine longer term housing arrangements and social services. These organizations are usually called "transitional housing," intended to assist this population toward the economic goal of "self-sufficiency." The impact and success of this strategy is often debated. However, there has been scant research investigating how residents of this setting use skills and resources to secure housing outcomes and community re-integration. Through multiple in-depth interviews and other qualitative data collecting strategies, a conceptual model is presented which offers an initial understanding of this rehousing process.

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The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, v. 24, issue 3, art. 8, p. 113-133

Link to the publisher: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol24/iss3/8/

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