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Introduction

As more people across the lifespan are experiencing homelessness or other housing insecurity, the need for temporary shelter and related resources has increased. Just as each person who is unhoused, or at risk of becoming so, is unique in terms of individual circumstances, needs, and desires, so are the programs that support them. To address the need for quality, coordinated, and safe service delivery, CARF recently convened an International Standards Advisory Committee to develop new standards for Shelter Programs.

The final standards will be published in CARF’s 2025 Employment and Community Services and Child and Youth Services standards manuals.

About this Field Review

This field review includes 11 standards for a Shelter Program.

An organization seeking accreditation for a Shelter Program would also meet:
  • Business practice standards in Section 1. ASPIRE to Excellence®.
  • Applicable standards in Section 2 of the Employment and Community Services or Child and Youth Services standards manual.
If you have questions about this field review, or would like to access other standards that are not open for comment but that may facilitate your review of these standards, please contact Cindy Solochek at csolochek@carf.org.

We value your time and opinion, and you are invited to provide comments on each of the proposed standards. Especially if you disagree with what is proposed, please provide an explanation and constructive feedback about how the standard could be improved.

If you would like to share this field review with others in your network, please forward the invitation email.

Deadline for Submission

Please complete the review and submit it by Monday, May 13, 2024.
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