The Research
An Evidence-Based Study of Kate's House Residents Shows Our Housing Model Delivers Exceptional Results
Kate's House Foundation® conducted a two-year study using the ARMS REC-CAP protocol. Here are the results.
The Author
The scientist behind the study.
This research was authored by our co-founder, Dr. Sherri Candelario, Ph.D. She earned her doctorate in pharmacology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and published neuroscience research before bringing that scientific rigor to recovery housing — designing this study and analyzing its results.
From our published research
Kate's House Recovery Housing Works
Outcomes from our recovery homes, measured with REC-CAP at intake, 45, and 90 days — from the study by Dr. Sherri Candelario, Ph.D.
154 residents · 7 homes · one foundation, one set of house rules
Time in housing is time in the community
Many of our residents are coming home from the justice system. Every added day in stable housing is a day in the community, not a day incarcerated — so how long people stay is the whole story.
How residents rated their connection and purpose
On the REC-CAP Social Capital & Meaningful Activities scale (1 = lowest, 5 = highest), 94% of 394 responses landed at a 4 or 5 — a sign that residents felt connected and were spending their days on purpose.
Study Design
One cohort. One study monitor.
This study is unique. Most recovery-housing research pools results across many operators — different homes, different rules, and different people collecting the data. Ours followed 154 residents in a single cohort of seven homes, run by one foundation under one set of house rules, with the same study monitor gathering every data point.
Consistency removes the noise.
A single cohort measured by the same study monitor strips out the site-to-site and rater-to-rater variability that clouds multi-operator studies — so the results reflect the housing model itself, not a mix of a dozen programs.
The study was authored by our co-founder, Dr. Sherri Candelario, Ph.D., using the ARMS REC-CAP framework developed by Professor David Best — a validated instrument for measuring recovery capital, applied at intake, 45, and 90 days.
Why It's Repeatable
The results aren't luck. They're a system.
Strong outcomes are one thing. Outcomes other people can reproduce are another. Behind every Kate's House home is Frank's 41 Shared Housing Fit Factors™ — a documented system that defines exactly what makes an ideal shared home. It's why the housing model travels: our students have started nearly 300 shared homes nationwide.
The Shared Housing Score™ app puts those factors in your hands — score a property's fit for shared housing in under a minute.
Explore the Shared Housing Score™ →The proof is in. Help us build the next thousand.
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