Massachusetts Pay-For-Success Homeless Housing Initiative Exceeds Outcome Targets

The Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing (MASH) Pay for Success (PFS) initiative designed to reduce chronic and long-term homelessness among adults significantly exceeded its performance target. MASH PFS began in 2015 with the goal to house 500 to 800 individuals over six years (from 2015 through 2021). However, the program has now successfully placed over 1,055 high-need individuals into stable, supportive housing. About 85% are still in the housing or had a “positive exit” to other permanent housing or more appropriate care.

The MASH PFS initiative focuses on providing permanent, low-threshold supportive housing to people who . . .