May 21, 2012

Program Evaluations

City of Des Moines: A New Strategy for a New Time – 2005

This report follows up on the performance of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization program designed for Des Moines in 1989. After operating the program for 15 years, the City of Des Moines invited the original designers to evaluate the program’s progress and make recommendations for its future. The report includes summary results from meetings with stakeholders, as well as extensive recommendations for adapting Des Moines’ housing programs to address new market realities.

HPFC Program Evaluation – 2005

This study examines the transitional housing program operated by the Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities, makes recommendations for strengthening it, and presents an assessment model that could be used by other transitional housing programs to improve their services.