Research
CARI is in a race to help end chronic homelessness, and the innovative programs within the Salvation Army’s Homeless Throughput System will help lead the way. Perhaps most importantly, our research and the solutions they yield strive to be practical expressions of God's love for a hurting world.
Innovation
[ˌinəˈvāSH(ə)n]
Innovation is the natural expressions of Applied Research because it is the practical implementation of a new program or service that has been developed as a result of the insights and discoveries made through the research.
Applied Research
[əˈplīd ˈrēˌsərCH,rəˈsərCH]
Applied Research is distinct from Basic Researching that it is working to find practical solutions to existing problems. Applied Research is used to develop new programs and technologies and to improve existing systems.
2025 CARI Projects
CalAIM Population Health Management Initiative
Collaborative Case Management Pilot
Drug Use Mitigation Strategies for Shelters
The Life Transformation Program (LTP)
Large-scale Strategies to End Chronic Homelessness
Artificial Intelligence & the Grand Challenges of Social Work
Advanced Homeless Housing Placement
Shelter
New Program "Design Labs"
System
Feedback
Loop
CARI
Research
Sprints
Homeless
Throughput System
The Homeless Throughput System is a revolutionary approach to ending homelessness that seeks to get people off the streets and reintegrated back into the community. The goal is for each individual to spend three to six months in the center’s facilities to complete the program and become self-sufficient and contributing members of society once again. As a vital part of the mission to end chronic homelessness, CARI leads the way as the creative “engine” driving the revolutionary Homeless Throughput System.
This system is comprised of three major movements: Intervention, Transition, and Re-Integration. For ease of communication, these three elements are visually organized around a classic baseball diamond, demonstrating both the progress of each step and the need for continual advancement to achieve success, “Safely Home.”