Member jlevy

Jay S. Levy has spent more than 30 years managing Homeless Outreach and Housing First Programs, providing staff Supervision, and working with individuals who experience homelessness. He is the author of several books including the highly acclaimed 'Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First' (2013) and has published several journal articles on the subject. Jay has edited and written several chapters for two different US & UK Collaborative book projects as follows: 'Cross Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness: From Pretreatment Strategies to Psychologically Informed Environments' (2018) and 'Pretreatment Across Multiple Fields of Practice: Trauma Informed Approach to Homelessness and Beyond' (2024). He has helped to develop new housing first programs such as the Regional Engagement and Assessment for Chronically Homeless Housing First program (REACH). This was adopted by the Western Massachusetts Regional Network as an innovative approach toward reducing chronic homelessness and has also been integrated into the Pioneer Valley’s 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.

Jay received his MSW degree in clinical social work from Columbia University in 1988. He has achieved formal recognition from the Commonwealth of MA Department of Mental Health for his ongoing efforts to help under-served homeless individuals through his direct service, clinical supervision of staff, and program development. Jay is currently employed by Eliot CHS-Homeless Services as a Regional Manager for the statewide SAMHSA-PATH Homeless Outreach Program and Eliot’s Western MA Housing First Program.

Jay lives in Western MA with his wife Louise and his two children, Talia and Sara. He is also an avid stargazer. If you have any questions or thoughts that you would like to share with Jay, please feel free to email him at jlevy@eliotchs.org

More information is available at https://www.jayslevy.com/