City of Boise New Path
New Path Community Housing is a 40-unit, single-site, Permanent Supportive Housing with a Housing First approach (PSH/Housing First) program in Ada County, Idaho. New Path’s evidence-based program is designed to address specific issues related to chronic homelessness including high utilization of emergency medical and detox services, frequent contact with the criminal justice system, and compromised overall personal well-being. As program evaluator, Idaho Policy Institute oversees all evaluation activities and works closely with New Path partners to design data collection strategies, monitoring, and reporting for this program. The evaluation objectives are to:
- Measure the program’s ability to meet stated goals and objectives, and
- Inform project partners’ programmatic decisions.
This evaluation measures the impact of the Housing First model on New Path residents in four outcome categories: health, criminal justice, housing, and well-being.
Key Achievements:
Key achievements in New Path’s first four years include:
- A reduction in emergency services by 4,264 fewer days
- Total savings/cost avoidance of $6,774,554
- An increase in overall program participant well-being.