David Phillips (IMAGE) University of Notre Dame Caption Notre Dame researchers estimate that the benefits to homelessness prevention exceed the costs as communities get $2.47 back in benefits per net dollar spent on emergency financial assistance. Credit University of Notre Dame Usage Restrictions Use with credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.