Supportive Housing & Sustaining Tenancies
Providing support to vulnerable people to find and keep suitable housing has become even more vital in the current housing crisis.
Keeping Families Together (KFT) Evaluation
Funded by the Queensland Government and delivered by Micah Projects and Common Ground Queensland. Keeping Families Together has shown success in stabilising housing for families and reducing child safety system involvement.
The Evidence
The evidence presented in the KFT evaluation report identifies significant successes achieved by KFT in the housing, child protection, and family functioning domains.
These benefits have had significant positive implications for the lives of families participating in KFT. It is critical that the lessons learned about the successes of KFT and the programmatic practices that contribute toward success are scaled up and extended beyond the one-off program.
| # |
Participants |
|---|---|
| 44% | of families had been experiencing homelessness for more than 1 year prior to entering KFT |
| 94% | of families felt safe/stable or somewhat safe/stable once housed in KFT |
| 12 | children were reunified, and 42 remained in their families’ care |
Participation in early education increased from 39% to 88%
Involvement with child safety reduced from 48% to 25%
Families seeking employment doubled from 36% at baseline to 73%
Micah Projects' Supportive Housing Service
