Direct Cash Transfers as Prevention— RFP Available

Direct Cash Transfers as Prevention (DCT-P) is a scalable, youth-driven solution to prevent youth homelessness. This intervention is a one-time cash payment to young people based on the cost of living in that community with the goal of preventing them from entering homelessness in the first place. Alongside the unconditional cash payment are services provided by a local community-based organization that might include housing navigation, financial counseling, and peer support.

This initiative is designed to test and improve upon community models for supporting young people to thrive in safe, stable housing without needing to enter the homelessness system. We believe that by trusting young people, removing financial barriers to housing, and offering supportive services before becoming unhoused, we will see more young people avoid homelessness and stay housed long-term.

Through this pilot, sponsored by Raikes Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, Trinity Church Wall Street, and the NYC Fund to End Youth & Family Homelessness, we aim to generate evidence for designing successful prevention interventions for youth at risk of homelessness, and stand-up processes, procedures, and infrastructure that are geared for sustainability, scalability, and racial and 2SLGBTQ equity in diverse homelessness systems in the US. Point Source Youth seeks 4 lead community-based organization (CBO) partners who can support these objectives— 3 partners based anywhere in the country, and 1 partner based exclusively in NYC.

Register For The Virtual Information Session:
July 19, 2023

Point Source Youth is hosting a virtual information session on this RFP on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 2 pm EST/ 11 AM PST for interested applicants to receive support and clarity, talk through the RFP process, and meet our Direct Cash Transfers and Prevention team.