Prevention is an intervention used to help you retain your current housing or relocate to another safe permanent housing option without experiencing homelessness. If you or your family are in immediate danger of eviction or foreclosure, you may be eligible for this program.

Diversion is another strategy to prevent homelessness and concentrates efforts on finding immediate alternative housing options such as with family or friends. The focus is on minimizing the number of persons that enter an emergency shelter and to identify ways to stabilize households. Our team works diligently to find alternative housing options and/or identify other resources that could resolve your housing crisis quickly.

If you’re in immediate danger of eviction or foreclosure, call the Coordinated Entry System (CES) Hotline at (703) 792-3366 (TTY: 711) to quickly connect to the help and services you need.