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What is Supportive Housing

July 1, 2026

One-pager for lawmakers on what supportive housing is and why it works.

CSH Supportive Housing Need Tool

April 1, 2026

The CSH Supportive Housing Need tool provides communities with system‑level data on supportive housing needs across populations and systems, informing policy and program design. It…

Supportive Housing Messaging Framework

March 16, 2026

We partnered with Housing Narrative Lab to research supportive housing narratives & perceptions.

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Case Study: Lowering Insurance Costs Through Strategic Risk Management

August 4, 2026

As part of CSH’s effort to share promising practices from the supportive and affordable housing field, this case study highlights how Ability Housing reduced insurance costs, strengthened risk management, and built a scalable framework to support more than 2,300 housing units.

CSH Operations Clinic

April 2, 2026

Tailored training that strengthens existing supportive housing properties.

Supportive Housing Services Budgeting Tool

August 7, 2025

The purpose of the CSH Supportive Housing Services Staffing and Budget Tool is to support agencies, communities, and project planners to estimate comprehensive costs for supportive housing...

Supporting Tenants to Make Timely Rent Payments

June 16, 2025

Speaking with supportive housing tenants about their finances can be challenging and sometimes uncomfortable. Income and expenses are often very private and sensitive matters for...

How to Request Rental and Operating Subsidy Increases

June 16, 2025

Rental and operating subsidies are critically important funding resources in supportive housing developments for people with extremely low incomes. Subsidies keep rents affordable while ensuring...

How to Access Additional Subsidies for Existing Supportive Housing

June 16, 2025

This guide provides recommendations for existing housing developments that may need additional subsidies to serve an extremely low-income supportive housing population. If you created a...

Strategies for Thinking Beyond the Replacement Reserve – Deborah’s Place Case Study

June 16, 2025

How Deborah’s Place Approaches Managing and Upgrading their Aging Properties Deborah’s Place is the largest provider of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) in Chicago exclusively serving...