Our Approach to outcome measurement

Measuring Change to Make Change.

Our Data

We measure progress that matters, like housing stability, increases in income, and well-being.
Our data helps us see what’s working, improve what’s not, and share solutions that create real impact for youth and communities nationwide.


Stability & Support Snapshot

The Stability & Supports Snapshot is one of our standard ways of gathering information from clients. It helps us better understand their needs and definitions of success.

If you are interested in using these tools at your organization, please email Krystan Farnish for permission.

Self-Sufficiency Matrix 

Before using the Stability & Supports Snapshot, we used the Self-Sufficiency Matrix to measure our results. The Self-Sufficiency Matrix can be used to monitor Clients’ progress, guide service planning, and demonstrate impact to stakeholders.

The LifeWorks Self-Sufficiency Matrix User Manual describes the development of this tool and provides scoring guidelines and recommendations for use.

Invest in impact

LifeWorks is showing the country how to solve youth homelessness.

We’re building solutions that work and sharing them nationwide. When you give, you make it possible for young people to find stability and for other cities to follow our lead.