The Corporation for Supportive Housing

CSH supports the expansion of permanent housing opportunities linked to comprehensive services for persons who face persistent mental health, substance abuse, and other chronic health challenges and are at risk of homelessness, so that they are able to live with stability, autonomy, and dignity, and reach for their full potential. We work through collaborations with private, nonprofit, and government partners, and strive to address the needs of, and hold ourselves accountable to, the tenants of supportive housing. CSH works with nonprofits and government to help local organizations gain the financial and technical assistance they need to build more and better housing with services; create cutting-edge demonstrations programs and experiment with promising models to test new ideas; facilitate sharing of successful techniques and strategies throughout the industry; and streamline and improve development and funding systems. CSH's national priorities include public education and advocacy aimed at increasing resources for permanent supportive housing; evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of supportive housing; documenting and disseminating effective approaches to housing and empowering homeless and disabled people; and demonstrating the effectiveness of providing employment services to the tenants of supportive housing.