Research at Homelessness Hub
What We Do
Homelessness Hub is a leader in non-partisan and unbiased research undertaken to support policy, program, and systems innovation and change. Because homelessness is, at its core, a lack of stable housing, our research ranges from evaluations of existing homelessness programming to identifying methods for supporting affordable housing development. Much of our research also focuses on spatial visualizations and analyses given the importance of location and distance in homelessness service delivery. We work closely with community stakeholders, including people with lived experience of homelessness and frontline experience in housing and homeless services, in order to produce actionable, applied research products.
Homelessness Hub conducts research by contract with funders who wish to evaluate specific programs or processes or produce data, conduct analyses, and develop infographics to understand outcomes. Other projects are developed internally or in partnership with community stakeholders and funded by philanthropy, research foundations, and government grants.
Research Projects
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Homelessness Service Ecosystem Evaluation
The Homelessness Hub at UC San Diego is conducting a comprehensive inventory and assessment of the service ecosystem in San Diego County, with a focus on the temporary shelter network.
Read moreHousing Precarity in San Diego County
Housing precarity refers to conditions or events which lead to heightened insecurity in a person’s housing status. Homelessness Hub has undertaken several projects on this topic.
Read moreHEAL Partnership
Homelessness Hub partners with San Diego's HEAL Network on a variety of projects and initiatives. Homeless-Experienced Advocacy and Leadership Network focuses on amplifying the voices and perspectives of individuals with lived experience of homelessness.
Read moreJewish Family Service Safe Parking Program Evaluation (SPP)
This project utilized data, oral histories, and listening sessions to analyze the clientele, efficacy, and implications of Safe Parking Programs in San Diego.
Read moreSingle-Room Occupancy Hotels in San Diego
This study was designed to measure change over time in the stock of San Diego SROs and to assess the benefits and drawbacks of relying on SROs to house tenants who are generally vulnerable to housing instability, including low income workers, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities.
Read moreTransportation-Housing Affordability Nexus
In collaboration with the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, this research project examines public transit usage trends for affordable housing residents. An in-progress research paper investigates the socioeconomic factors behind perception of public transit for affordable housing residents.
Read moreHumble Design
Humble Design creates human-centered home design intervention which involves providing free custom design and furnishing services to individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness. The intervention was evaluated in terms of client satisfaction and impacts on health, wellbeing, and housing outcomes.
Read moreMobility of the Unhoused
This study is a synthesis of regional mobility and transportation planning as it relates specifically to homelessness.
Read moreSouthern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
The intent of this project is to properly document the amount of fecal contamination contributed by individuals experiencing homelessness in the San Diego River Watershed.
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