Impact Bond: The Cuyahoga Partnering for Family Success Program
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Child and family welfare
Intervention: The intervention is twofold. First, the service provider linkS each homeless caregiver to housing. Second, the provider delivers an evidence-based homelessness transition therapy known as "Critical Time Intervention" (i.e. CTI), which helps vulnerable families that are experiencing homeless to slowly reconnect to community support networks and settle succesfully in newly attained housing. CTI is paired with age-appropriate, evidence-based trauma services that will strengthen healthy and secure caregiver-child relationships. The intervention aims to reduce the time children spend in out-of-home foster care by stabilizing the family's home environment (e.g. encourage participants to participate in mental health services and substance abuse counseling, find employment etc.) and increasing family reunification success.
Date outcomes contract signed: 2014-10
Start of service provision: 2015-01
Dates notes: A pilot project started on 01/09/2014. Main project started on 01/01/2015.
Total investment commitment currency: USD
Total investment commitment: 3850000
Total investment commitment (USD): 3850000
Target population: Caregivers identified as homeless, who have children currently in Department of Children and Family Services (i.e. DCFS) 
temporary out-of-home placement 
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 135
Notes: 12–15 months of intensive treatment to 135 families, enrolled over the course of 3 years. Total project duration 5 years (4 years delivering intervention and 1 yearwind-up in which success payments are calculated).  The service delivery ended in December 2018 and the evaluation is still ongoing. Payments will be made in January or February of 2020.