Public-Nonprofit Collaboration and Policy in Homeless Services: Management, Measurement, and Impact [Hardcover]

This book examines public-nonprofit collaborations in the context of federal homeless policy.  Communities across the U.S. are expected to create local homeless service networks, known as Continuums of Care (CoCs), in order to respond to their incidence of homelessness.  It leverages unique, original and national data and applies collaborative governance theories to develop a systematic understanding of network governance and leadership, health care services for those experiencing homelessness, and measuring impact of collaborative activities.  The book offers a connected and comprehensive understanding of public-nonprofit collaboration in a homeless policy field and management strategies to lead and assess cross-sector arrangements.

1. Homeless Policy & Collaboration in America.- 2. Designing Collaboration Networks.- 3. Managing Collaborations and the Role of Non-State Actors.- 4. Collaborative Leadership & Individual Champions.- 5. Cross-Sector Collaboration for Homeless Medical Services.- 6. Measuring Effective Collaboration & the Factors that Matter.- 7. Conclusion.

Hee Soun Jang, PhD. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of North Texas, USA.

Jes?s N. Valero, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah, USA.

Public-Nonprofit Collaboration and Policy in Homeless Services offers invaluable insights into the nature and workings of homelessness networks across the United States. The authors build their chapters from extensive literature sources in several academic disciplines. The chapters on the challenges on collaboratively leading networks, cross-sector medical services, and measuring effectiveness provide particularly important and useful contributions to knowledge for scholars and practlƒù