Strengthening the Safety Net for Housing Stability: Join us February 3rd!

Join Family Housing Fund for a presentation on findings from our research report, “Administering Emergency Financial Assistance: Understanding the time and costs required to deploy critical housing stability resources.” During this event we will explore findings from our report, questions for further inquiry, and share Family Housing Fund’s research plans for 2026.  

February 3, 2026 

10:30 -11:15 AM 

Virtual ZOOM Webinar 

Register here

Agenda:

• 10:30 – 10:40: Welcome, overview of Family Housing Fund safety net work (Micah Norman-Pace, Program Manager, Family Housing Fund)

• 10:40 – 11:00: Research presentation: Overview of study methodology, research findings, and insights into the observed time and cost required to administer safety net programs (EA, EGA, FHPAP). Through this research, we learned valuable information on staff time to process applications, the volume and cost of application approvals and denials, and the staff experience of administering programs. (Ela Rausch, Principal, Otto Rausch Consulting)

• 11:00 – 11:10: FHFund research plans in 2026 (Andrea Inouye, Program Director, Family Housing Fund)

• 11:10 – 11:15: Next steps and thank you 

Intended audience: Policy makers; EA, EGA, and FHPAP administrators and staff; housing providers