![Sunset over the freeway in Ventura County, CA](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PSP-1-pager_sunset-in-Ventura-County-CA-500x281.jpg")
Analyzing the Costs of Homelessness in Ventura County, California
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County and city departments worked with Social Finance to analyze data on public service usage linked to persistent homelessness
Data Solutions
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Social Finance works with government and nonprofit leaders to help them better understand, analyze, and visualize their data. We help organizations unlock insights by making information more accessible, integrated, and useful for decisionmaking. By creating a stronger data infrastructure, better feedback mechanisms, and greater precision around measurement and learning, we help agencies deliver results for people and communities.
Featured Work
![Male Youth in black and white looking past the camera.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/bw.Caucasian.Male_.Youth2_.Medium-e1667852357487-500x500.jpg")
Launching a Juvenile Reentry Program in Marion County, Oregon
Defined metrics and used real-time program data to improve a juvenile justice support program in Marion County
![Downtown Santa Barbara, as seen from the roof of city hall.](https://socialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jackie-chou-dnxDKUpoyk4-unsplash-scaled-e1670008843892-500x348.jpg")
Using Data to Improve Mental Health Crisis Response in Santa Barbara, California
1,000+
Hours of patrol unit time saved in 2020 as a result of the analysis
