This guide describes the progress engagement approach, which is an approach to support families to quickly self-resolve their homelessness by tailoring services to offer just what is needed. In a progressive engagement (PE) approach, a family seeking housing receives a small amount of assistance, tailored to their most critical need, with a keen focus on quickly resolving the housing crisis. The family keeps in regular contact with their provider, mutually monitoring whether the initial support was successful. If needed, the provider can adjust the amount and intensity of tailored service until the family has obtained permanent housing. With PE, the family and provider work together to get the family into housing first, and then may identify additional goals.
