Connecting People Returning from Incarceration with Housing and Homelessness Assistance

Housing is a stabilizing force and provides a consistent base for people so they can focus on accessing the services they need to successfully reenter their communities and break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration.

This tipsheet from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness provides practical tips for how corrections agencies, reentry service providers, state and local governments, and community partners can help break the cycles of homelessness and incarceration by helping people exiting the criminal justice system connect to available housing resources and find stability in their lives.

View the tipsheet