Our Mission:
Partners in Housing Solutions helps people who are experiencing homelessness to secure and retain permanent housing through our network of private landlords.

Since our inception in 2015 we have partnered with over 200 property owners and managers and housed more than 1,050 people.

Our journey began in 2015 when a dedicated group of accomplished and passionate individuals from Social Venture Partners Santa Barbara (SVPSB) led a homelessness conference at UCSB. They hosted training for 100-150 people in non-profits during the day and a public forum that evening with speakers from across the nation. The county interest was high and the forum was attended by almost 700 locals. “It was well received, but some of us were left wondering how much we really helped”, said an SVPSB member.

That thought led to the development of a task force to tackle this complicated issue. Assuming that Santa Barbara was not unique in this challenge, the research began to find an existing solution. They discovered a program in Seattle that started in 2009 that had included landlords in its development called The Landlord Liaison Project. It was based on a collaborative effort between landlords, social service agencies and people experiencing homelessness to overcome barriers to permanent