LOGIC MODEL

What we do · Logic model

Every dollar.
Every outcome.

Every input and every activity traces to an outcome we count, and to the record that counts it.

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Two engines, one model

Public grants.
Private gifts.

Public grants

The homes and the services.

HUD Continuum of Care grants pay for leasing, rental assistance, supportive services, operations, and administration, within the lines each grant agreement allows. Each one requires a match from non-federal sources.

Private gifts

The match, and everything else.

Gifts from collaborators provide the match that unlocks federal dollars, and pay for what federal rules exclude: gatherings, celebrations, clothing, household goods, hygiene supplies, training, and reserves.

The model, row by row

Five outcomes.
Traced end to end.

  1. 1

    Housing stability

    Inputs
    HUD leasing and rental assistance; master leases; Coordinated Entry referrals; landlord collaborators
    Activities
    Lease and furnish homes; move young people in; maintain units; plan each exit to a lease in the young person’s own name
    Outputs
    Units leased; move-ins; exit plans completed
    Outcomes
    Exit to permanent housing; no return to homelessness at 6, 12, and 24 months
    Measured by
    Homeless Management Information System; HUD System Performance Measure 2
  2. 2

    Relational permanence

    Inputs
    Mentors; community gatherings funded by private gifts
    Activities
    Weekly mentor meetings for the whole stay; relationship mapping; repair when a relationship breaks
    Outputs
    Mentor contacts; relationship maps completed
    Outcomes
    Non-staff connections still present after exit
    Measured by
    Relationship map at exit and after exit
  3. 3

    Social capital

    Inputs
    The Friday Community Market; cooking workshops; community gatherings; landlord, employer, and Housing Authority collaborators
    Activities
    Bonding, bridging, and linking ties built and introduced, with a mentor going along the first time if asked
    Outputs
    Gatherings held; introductions made
    Outcomes
    Bonding, bridging, and linking ties, each counted separately
    Measured by
    The young person’s plan; young person survey
  4. 4

    Education and employment

    Inputs
    Host-site placements with Intern & Earn, New Door Ventures, and work2future; financial aid navigation
    Activities
    Enrollment and financial aid support; paid work experience; bank accounts and credit files
    Outputs
    Applications filed; placements started; accounts opened
    Outcomes
    Income rises; enrolled or credentialed; employed or in training; identification and a bank account at exit
    Measured by
    HUD System Performance Measure 4; the young person’s file
  5. 5

    Well-being

    Inputs
    Benefits navigation; life skills instruction; the Friday Community Market
    Activities
    Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollment; daily living skills assessed at entry and every six months; goals reviewed weekly
    Outputs
    Enrollments completed; assessments done; goals set
    Outcomes
    Health coverage active at exit; goals met on the young person’s timeline
    Measured by
    Homeless Management Information System health insurance field; the young person’s plan
How we keep ourselves honest

The rules
we measure by.

Benchmarked

Start from the County.

Housing targets start at the County benchmark for each type of housing.

Baselined

Then beat it.

Every other outcome sets its baseline in fiscal year 2027 and must beat it from fiscal year 2028.

Targets only go up

Never lowered to fit.

A target may be raised, never lowered to match a result.

No claim before proof

Verified first.

We do not claim the model outperforms others until it is verified against primary sources.

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Our impact →Targets and results. Theory of change →The cause and effect. Financials →Where the money goes.
Fund the model

Every gift traces
to an outcome.

Your gift is the match that unlocks federal dollars, and the part grants cannot buy.

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References

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (n.d.). System performance measures. HUD Exchange. Archived December 18, 2020, at https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218020116/https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/system-performance-measures