Cumberland County has completed the pilot phase of the Homeless Prevention and Stabilization Voucher Program, an initiative designed to provide short-term housing assistance.
The Pilot Program launched on Sept. 30, 2025. Community response demonstrated an extraordinary level of need. In a short period of time, the County received 743 family referrals, underscoring both the urgency of housing instability in the community and the importance of sustainable, scalable solutions.
Each referral required individualized screening and eligibility verification, coordination with landlords, documentation review, vendor onboarding and direct payment processing. The volume and complexity of this work validated the pilot’s purpose: to assess demand, operational capacity and the systems required to responsibly deliver assistance at scale…