Skyrocketing housing costs and a shortage of affordable options   are financially overburdening older adults. In response to this crisis, the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services Adult Protective Services (APS) developed a formal partnership with a community-based nonprofit organization to provide a broad continuum of services to support clients who are at imminent risk of homelessness. While APS works with the client to mitigate the effects of abuse, housing navigation also occurs in which clients receive critical housing interventions to prevent homelessness. In addition, we have established that short term financial assistance can provide economic security for APS clients, especially elderly victims of financial abuse. This presentation will share successes, lessons learned, and how to leverage existing resources and person-centered case management to emphasize homelessness prevention among high-risk older adult and dependent adult clients