Direct Cash Transfers: The Proof Is in Their Stories
The data is clear: Giving young adults targeted funds for immediate housing assistance is an efficient way to prevent and end youth homelessness. What the data doesn’t show is how cash assistance changes lives. In this storytelling series, recipients of the program across the country talk about how the money and the support that came with it gave them space to rebuild relationships, support their families, and enroll in school. The recipients didn’t have to navigate the red tape associated with other assistance programs. They were entrusted with the tools they needed to find stability and opportunity.
Garrett Shows What's Possible When Young People Are Resourced
Homelessness Prevention is Possible: Asia Explains How
An Arizona Story
Valeria Almost Lost Her Home Out of College
A Texas Story
How Yoselin Ended a Cycle
of Instability for her Family
A California Story
Deja Is Proof That Resilience Creates Beauty
A Georgia Story
How Amber Found a Home To Call Her Own
A Oregon Story
Gabrielle Is Living the American Dream
A New York Story
How Taurice Used Direct Cash Transfers to Rebuild Family Ties
—Anjala Huff, PSY Vice President, Direct Cash Transfers
“I could talk about the benefits of Direct Cash Transfers until I am blue, but I would much rather hear about it from the young people most impacted by the program. I know the data shows the program is one of the most cost-effective ways to keep young adults housed long term, but the testimonials of recipients reveal what data cannot: Direct Cash Transfers empower young adults to think about their future, to enroll in school, to launch their careers, to enrich the lives of their children and more.
Since last year, we’ve been collaborating with recipients and youth consultants to tell their stories. This is a small taste of the series, which will be shared across all of our social channels in the coming months. It’s our intention to expand access to the Direct Cash Transfers Program across the country because, as these stories will show, it works!”