the homeless point in time count & survey minnesota coalition for the homeless conference 2013
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The Homeless Point in Time Count & Survey
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Conference 2013
Introductions & Who we Are• Pat Leary, MN Department of Human Services
• Allan Henden, Hennepin County
• Monica Nilsson, St. Stephen’s Human Services
• Joseph Desenclos, St. Stephen’s Human Services
• Mary Ulland Evans, Three Rivers Community Action Agency
• Dina Chou, MN Department of Human Services
What are all these counts anyways?
•What is the “Point in Time Count/Survey”?1. Sheltered Count2. Unsheltered Count
• What is the difference between this and the Wilder Homeless Study?
History and Purpose
•History of the Point in Time and OEO Sheltered Survey
•Why we do these counts and surveys:1. HUD Requirement2. Evaluate/Plan Efforts to End
Homelessness3. Information for Policy Makers4. Media Requests5. Community Education
State-Wide Sheltered Count• 2 Counts: January & July
• All Motel Voucher, Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing Programs Should Participate (PSH not included)
• OEO Administers Survey
• Emails it out to over 300 Programs State-Wide
• Works in Coordination with CoC Coordinators
• Produces a State-Wide Summary Report
Survey Respondent Information (Please Make Corrections) Name of contact
person: _________________________________________________________
Agency: _________________________________________________________ Site/Program
Name: _________________________________________________________
Program Type Emergency Shelter
Motel/Hotel Voucher Transitional Housing Street Address: _________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________________________________ Zip Code: _________ Continuum of Care
(CoC) Region: SMAC - Anoka
Central SMAC - Dakota Hennepin Northeast Northwest Ramsey SMAC - Scott/Carver Southeast Southwest St. Louis SMAC - Washington West Central Phone (w/Area
Code): _________________________________________________________
E-mail Address: _________________________________________________________
Instructions and HUD Definitions Fill out the following survey to count the number of people provided with shelter or transitional housing by your agency on the night of Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Please submit one survey per program or site (thus one agency may have several survey submissions).
Adult is a person 25 years or older. Dependent Child is a person under the age of 17 who is living with a parent, guardian or caregiver. Unaccompanied Youth is a person age 0-24 who is NOT living with a parent, guardian or caregiver. Youth are divided to meet HUD requirements and Minnesota Statutes, 256k.45. (1) Ages 0 - 17 (2) Ages 18 to 21 (3) Ages 22-24 Dependent Youth is a person age 18-24 who is living with a parent, guardian or caregiver. Household is either a single individual or a group of individuals (usually considered a family) who would live together in one housing unit if they were housed. Homeless is a person who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate residence (this includes any person living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing facility) Chronically Homeless person or family is either an unaccompanied homeless individual (18 or older) with a disabling condition OR a family with at least one adult member (18 or older) who has a disabling condition who has either been continuously homeless for a year or more OR has had at least four (4) episodes of homelessness in the past three (3) years. Veteran is a person having served in the U.S. Armed Forces and/or activated, into active duty, as a member of the National Guard or as a Reservist.
Homeless Population: For the night of Wednesday, July 24, 2013 please complete the following for homeless persons with shelter or transitional housing from your agency. (if none, enter 0 [zero]) Adult Headed Households WITHOUT Children (25 or older) *Note: A single person living alone is considered a
household of one Number of Households _______ Total number of Adult Men
within households _______
Total number of Adult Women within households
_______
Total number of Adult Transgendered within households
_______
Adult Headed Households (25 or older) WITH Dependent Children Number of Households _______ Total number of Adult Men
(25 or older) within households _______
Total number of Adult Women (25 or older) within households
_______
Total number of Adult Transgendered within households Total number of Dependent Youth (18-24) within adult headed households. _______
_______
Total number of Dependent Children(17 and younger) within adult headed households.
_______
Unaccompanied Youth Headed Households (ages 0 to 17) - with or without their own dependent children Number of Households _______ Total number of individual
Unaccompanied Youth (not with their parents) age 0-17 within households Total number of Dependent Children (0-17) within households
_______ _______
Unaccompanied Youth Headed Households (ages 18 to 21) - with or without their own dependent children Number of Households _______ Total number of individual
Unaccompanied Youth (not with their parents) age 18-21 within households Total number of DEPENDENT CHILDREN (0-17) within households
_______ _______
Unaccompanied Youth Headed Households (ages 22 to 24) - with or without their own dependent children Number of Households _______ Total number of individual
Unaccompanied Youth (not with their parents) age 18-21 within households Total number of Dependent Children (0-17) within households
_______ _______
Sub-Populations: Please estimate the number of individuals age 18 and older who are or have: (if none, enter 0 [zero]) Chronically Homeless
without Children: _______
Severely mentally Ill: _______ Chronic Substance
Abuse: _______
Veterans: _______ Female Veterans: _______ HIV/AIDS _______ Victims of Domestic
Violence _______
Chronically Homeless Families (includes one chronically homeless person age 18 or older and at least one child) Number of Chronically
Homeless Families _______
Total Number of Individuals
within these Chronically Homeless Families
_______
What is your approximate Nightly capacity? (Answer in beds or units or both, ) (if none, enter 0 [zero]) Number of Beds _______ Number of Units _______ Turnaways & Waiting Lists: Please indicate the number of individuals/households turned away due to lack of available space the night of July 24, 2013. If your agency has a waiting list please indicate the number of individuals placed on your waiting list during the seven days before the survey date (July 17 - July 23, 2013) Number of Homeless Individuals Turned Away Men (25 or older) _______ Women (25 or older) _______ Dependent Children (0 - 21)
(with their parents) _______
Unaccompanied Youth (0 - 24)
_______
Number of Households Turned Away _______ Number of People on your Waiting List _______ Comments & Submission Please give any comments or anecdotal information. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for completing the HUD Point-in-Time Sheltered Count.
Unsheltered Counts
•Each CoC Region does their own Unsheltered Count
•Methods vary depending on the CoC regional communities
•Counts the number of people who are homeless but not in an emergency shelter, motel voucher or transitional housing program
Point in Time Count Results (Jan. 2013)
CoC Region Total # of Sheltered Homeless People
Total # of Unsheltered Homeless People
Central 449 197
Hennepin 3,417 164
Northeast 68 21
Northwest 196 4
Ramsey 1,363 71
SMAC 713 110
Southeast 409 27
Southwest 164 22
St. Louis 317 110
West Central 263 36
Total 7,359 762
Population Break-Down (Jan. 2013)
Local Example: Hennepin County•Coordinate with State on Sheltered Count
(as described earlier)•Follow up with Shelter & Transitional
Housing providers for updated & missing info
•Coordinate with St. Stephen’s Street Outreach on Unsheltered Count
•Info for HUD, but also for the Heading Home Hennepin Initiative to help measure progress & gaps
Hennepin County Youth PIT Count•This year, USICH asked 9 jurisdictions to
survey young people under age 25 who were homeless on that night.
•Surveyed in shelters and transitional housing programs.
•Surveyed youth at drop in centers and on the street.
•Surveyed through Hennepin County high schools.
•Surveyed through Juvenile and Adult Probation.
Demographics• 459 youth surveyed• 20% were under age 18• 60% were African American• 52% were female• 34% reported a diagnosed disability• 47% of those who weren’t surveyed by Probation
reported court involvementLife Experiences• 68% left home before age 18.• 64% met the definition of long-term homeless.• 37% are pregnant or a parent.• 35% have been in foster care.• 12% have traded sex for money, food, housing.• 40% have been in an abusive relationship.
Why they left…• Family conflict – 24%• Kicked out – 20%• Left on own – 14%• Family poverty – 6%• Parents unavailable – 6%• Abuse/neglect – 5%• Addiction – 3%• Youth locked up/tx – 3%
Education• 134 were surveyed in the schools (100 of these respondents
were doubled up).• 237 (53%) of all respondents were currently enrolled in
school.• 82 respondents did NOT have a diploma/GED and were
NOT enrolled in school.• Only 2% of respondents had less than a high school
diploma, were not enrolled, and were not trying to get back in school.
Employment• 26% report they have a job – ¾ are part time, ¼ full time.• Only 5% of respondents have a full-time, non-temporary job.• Those in transitional housing are much more likely to have a
job – 52%.Public Assistance• 61% report they get public assistance. Receipt of PA highest
in shelter and transitional housing (84% or more)• 17% have no job, PA, or other source of income.• Half of those without PA or a job were surveyed in schools.
Next Count….Coming Up….• January 22, 2014
• Not to be confused with the Wilder Survey (October 2015)
• What can I do?1. Make sure your CoC & the OEO have your program’s current contact information2. Fill out the sheltered survey3. Coordinate with your local CoC on the
unsheltered count
Thank-You & For More Information:Dina Chou, [email protected]
Pat Leary, [email protected]
Monica Nilsson, [email protected]
Joseph Desenclos, [email protected]
Allan Henden, [email protected]
Mary Ulland Evans, [email protected]