Support from our Community

Independent Housing Solutions has partnered with multiple local organizations to carry out our mission.

The project has direct support from the following entities:

- Manna Community Kitchen

- Cooley Dickinson Emergency Department

- Northampton Fire Department

- Northampton Health Department

- Friends Hampshire County Homeless Individuals

- Community Action Pioneer Valley

- The City of Springfield Housing Department

- Health Services for the Homeless

- Greenfield Savings Bank

Social return on investment (SROI) should be considered for measuring social and environmental value.

Thousands of dollars spent on ambulance transportation, Emergency Room visits, cost of an average stay in a correction facility, crime cost by violation, and justice system resources will be saved. 

SROI measures change in ways relevant to the people or organizations that experience or contribute to it, assigning monetary values to represent social, environmental, and economic outcomes.

We will eliminate or reduce the following:

• High health care utilization (frequent use of emergency health systems and longer hospital admissions)

• Frequent experiences of violence, exploitation, conflict, and abuse

• Involvement with child protective services

• Mental health issues

• Substance abuse issues

• Physical health issues

• Experiences of trauma

• High risk pregnancies

• More frequent encounters with the justice system