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Reach Up Annual Report 2018 19 The average number of families forced to leave Reach Up due to time limits each month during November 2015 and October 2016 was 21% lower than in the prior year.

Most time limit leavers continued to use 3SquaresVT A small percentage of the families forced to leave Reach Up because of time limits stopped using the 3Squares VT program during the first two months after leaving RU. The percentage using 3Squares dropped from 99.5% in the exit month to 93.7% two months after leaving Reach Up. However, during the entire 12-month period after exiting Reach Up, 99.5% of the time limit leavers had used 3Squares at some point—slightly higher than the rate among leavers a year earlier.

Use of 3SquaresVT after forced Reach Up exit Period of forced Reach Up exit In exit month 1st month after RU exit 2nd month after RU exit At any time during 12 months after exit Nov 2015-Oct 2016 99.5% 97.4% 93.7% 99.5% Nov 2014-Oct 2015 98.6% 95.4% 92.8% 98.6%

About 25% used GA during the year after leaving Reach Up About 25% of families used the GA program during the 12 months after their forced Reach Up exit. This is identical to the rate of GA usage among the time limit leavers a year earlier.

Use of GA after forced Reach Up exit Period of forced Reach Up exit In exit month 1st month after RU exit 2nd month after RU exit At any time during 12 months after exit Nov 2015-Oct 2016 5.3% 6.3% 4.2% 25.4% Nov 2014-Oct 2015 6.9% 5.2% 4.0% 25.4%

48% of the cases who used GA after leaving Reach Up due to time limits used it for housing (homeownership, rental, room and temporary housing). During the prior year, even more of the time limit leavers who used GA, used it for housing reasons (73%).