- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A program evaluation of travelers aid first month rental assistance program on the stabilization of homeless families, 2001
- Creator:
- Kennedy, Shakeria
- Date of Original:
- 2001-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This evaluation examines the effect of Travelers Aid First Month Rental Assistance Program on the stabilization of homeless families. Travelers Aid has two program components: Travel and Resettlement. This evaluation focuses on the Resettlement program, specifically, the First Month's Rental Assistance Program. The sample consists of 20 families with children, who have received assistance between July 1999 and July 2000. Participants were randomly selected from a list provided by the agency without age or race restrictions. For the purpose of this evaluation, stabilization is defined as a family remaining in the same location for 6 months. The evaluation measured stabilization using the Kennedy Stabilization Questionnaire (KSQ), which consists of 11 open and close ended questions. The questions on the KSQ are arranged for the apartment complex to give information on the clients' rental patterns during their stay. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data along with graphs for a clearer interpretation of the results. The findings showed that Travelers Aid Rental Assistance Program stabilized families for 6 months, but families were less likely to remain within the same location for one year. Findings from this evaluation can be used to help Travelers Aid and other social service agencies find a variety of avenues to enhance their rental assistance programs.
Degree type: thesis
Degree name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2001_kennedy_shakeria
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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