Analyzing the PIT Countfor the State of Mississippi

What Is The Point-In-Count?➤The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a

count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night in January.

➤These counts reveal the number of homeless persons in our shelters and on our streets at a single point-in-time. Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally.

Why Conduct A Pit?

➤The PIT Count greatly affects funding, both private and public, for homeless services and affects the methodology of those services.  

➤A thorough count is crucial in identifying and understanding both the progress we’ve made and the gaps within our services.

Our Strategy➤Pre-Pit

➤Meeting Of The Pit Count Committee ➤Awareness & Buy-In ➤Training Preparation

➤Count Day ➤Regional Coalitions ➤Counting Strategies

➤Post-Pit ➤Reporting & Analysis ➤Adapting Homeless Systems/Processes

Pre-Pit Promotion

➤Continuum-wide Emails - MailChimp ➤Website(s)

➤muteh.org ➤muteh.wordpress.com

➤Social Media ➤Facebook (msboscoc) ➤Twitter (@msboscoc)

➤Videos (youtube.com/mutehinc) ➤PIT Strategy Video ➤“How-To” Videos (including screen tips) ➤Success Stories

Pre-Pit Promotion

➤Schools of Social Work ➤Snail Mail Campaigns ➤DVD of PIT Videos ➤Point-In-Time Cheat

Sheets

Training Preparation

• PIT Training Videos • Survey/Quiz Certification

Days Of The Count•Regional Coalition Area Counts •Homeless Connect-esque Events •Survey Teams •Guided by Coalition Coordinators •Have experience working with the population •Give out Care Packs

Methodology➤Sheltered Count ➤HMIS ➤Interviews w/ sheltered

homeless people during the PIT Count

➤Distribution/collection of PIT forms to provider staff

Unsheltered Count • HMIS • Interviews w/ unsheltered homeless people during the PIT Count

• Interviews with service provider staff

• Distribution/collection of PIT forms to provider staff

Regional StrategiesDelta •Focus volunteers on major municipalities

•Send local case managers to smaller townships to survey homeless

Southwest •WINGS coverage of Southwest MS •Post volunteers at local concentration points in the city. •Part with local law enforcement to canvass homeless-concentrated areas

Regional StrategiesCentral •Count all local shelters •Connect with local homeless ministries, soup kitchens •Conduct Central Homeless Connect •Survey intakes at local supportive service agencies

Pine Belt •Collaboration with local advocates •Enlisted help of USM School of Social Work Dept. •Count shelters, Outreach, and Conduct surveys

Regional StrategiesNortheast •Concentrate on most populated areas (for homeless) •Tupelo, Columbus, West Point & Corinth

•Count shelters, Outreach, and conduct unsheltered surveys •Contribute data to begin the NE Coalition Active List

North Central • Collaboration with local advocates

• Count shelters, Outreach, and Conduct surveys

Results & Datafor the 2017 Point-In-Time Count

81

785JANUARY

2016

697JANUARY

2017

DECREASE BY 88 = 11%

CES Highlights

82

697PERSONS COUNTED

=451

SHELTERED

UNSHELTERED

246

2017 PIT Count

Homeless Race Breakdown

0

75

150

225

300

WHT BLK AM. INDIAN MULT. RACE

312

245

204

Living Situations

35%

22%

43%Emergency ShelterTransitional HousingUnsheltered

246 299

152

Living Situations: 4-Year Comparison

0

100

200

300

400

2014 2015 2016 2017

246

306

243254

152

222

322

357

299

257244

343

ESTHUNS

86

PIT Results by County

Top 5 Homeless-Populated Cities (BoS)

5

4

3

2

1 Hattiesburg - 187

Meridian - 110

Cleveland - 73

Tupelo - 57

Columbus - 51

Gender Breakdown

279FEMALE

417MALE

Households & PersonsSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 192 114 202 508

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS 299 152 246 697

NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 92 37 25 154

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18 TO 24) 23 7 21 51

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 184 108 200 492

Households w/ at Least 1 Adult & 1 ChildSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 36 17 13 66

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS 136 55 41 232

NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 92 36 25 153

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18 TO 24) 6 3 8 17

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 38 16 8 62

Households w/ Only ChildrenSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 0 1 0 1

TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 0 1 0 1

Households without ChildrenSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 156 96 189 441

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS (ADULTS) 163 96 205 464

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18-24) 17 4 13 34

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 146 92 192 430

Age Breakdown

AGE < 18 AGES 18-24 AGES > 24 TOTAL

SHELTERED 129 30 292 451

UNSHELTERED 25 21 200 246

TOTAL 154 51 492 697

Homeless Subpopulationsfor the 2017 Point-In-Time Count

Adults with Serious Mental Illness

SHELTERED 20UNSHELTERED 23

43TOTAL

Adults with Substance Use Disorder

SHELTERED 47UNSHELTERED 11

58TOTAL

Adults with HIV/AIDS

SHELTERED 9UNSHELTERED 1

10TOTAL

Victims of Domestic Violence

SHELTERED 93UNSHELTERED 30

123TOTAL

Homeless Veterans

SHELTERED 39UNSHELTERED 14

51TOTAL

Homeless Veterans

MALES 45FEMALES14

51TOTAL

CHRONIC HOMELESS = 3

Chronic Homelessness

SHELTERED UNSHELTERED TOTAL

9 24 33

DEFINITION: “HUD adopted the Federal definition which defines a chronically homeless person as “either (1) an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more, OR (2) an unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years.”

VI-SPDATsThe VI-SPDAT is a "super-tool" that combines the strengths of two widely used existing assessments (developed by OrgCode Consulting’s Ian DeJong): 

• The Vulnerability Index (VI) is a street outreach tool currently in use in more than 100 communities. Rooted in leading medical research, the VI helps determine the chronicity and medical vulnerability of homeless individuals.

• The Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT) is an evidence-informed approach to assessing an individual's or family's acuity. The tool, across multiple components, prioritizes who to serve next and why, while concurrently identifying the areas in the person/family's life where support is most likely necessary in order to avoid housing instability. 

NOTES: •AVERAGE VI-SPDAT SCORE: 5 (QUALIFIES FOR RAPID REHOUSING (RRH)

VI-SPDAT Statistics

•# x’s visiting the emergency room = 2-visit average

•# x’s interacting w/ the police = 2 interactions on average

Risks•…Do Risky Things…? 17% answered ‘YES’

•35% of participants have some form of income

Socialization & Daily Functions

VI-SPDAT Statistics

WellnessAILMENT PERCENTAGE (%) AILMENT PERCENTAGE (%)

KIDNEY DISEASE 3% ASTHMA 6%

LIVER DISEASE 5% CANCER 2%

HEAT STROKE 14% HEPATITIS C 7%

HEART DISEASE 13% TUBERCULOSIS 2%

EMPHYSEMA 8% PROBABLE DRUG USE 54%

DIABETES 10% TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MH 40%

Central Mississippi Data for the 2017 Point-In-Time Count

106

511PERSONS COUNTED

=231

SHELTERED

UNSHELTERED

280

2017 PIT Count: Central MS CoC

Homeless Race Breakdown: Central MS

0

100

200

300

400

WHT BLK MULT. RACE

3

330

178

Living Situations: Central MS CoC

55%29%

17%

Emergency ShelterTransitional HousingUnsheltered

280

85

146

Gender Breakdown: Central MS

187FEMALE

317MALE

1TRANSGENDER

Households & Persons: Central MS CoCSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 67 124 280 471

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS 85 146 280 511

NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 38 13 0 51

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18 TO 24) 0 0 0 0

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 47 133 280 460

Households w/ at Least 1 Adult & 1 ChildSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 10 11 0 21

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS 28 33 0 61

NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 18 13 0 31

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18 TO 24) 0 0 0 0

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 10 20 0 30

Households w/ Only ChildrenSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 20 0 0 20

TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 20 0 0 20

Households without ChildrenSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 37 113 280 430

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS (ADULTS) 37 113 280 430

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18-24) 0 0 0 0

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 37 113 280 430

Age Breakdown: Central MS CoC

AGE < 18 AGES 18-24 AGES > 24 TOTAL

SHELTERED 51 0 180 231

UNSHELTERED 0 0 280 280

TOTAL 51 0 460 511

MS Gulf Coast Data for the 2017 Point-In-Time Count

116

264PERSONS COUNTED

=71

SHELTERED

UNSHELTERED

193

2017 PIT Count: MS Gulf Coast

Homeless Race Breakdown: MS Gulf Coast

0

45

90

135

180

WHT BLK ASIAN AMER. IND. MULT. RACE

11134

62

174

Living Situations

73%

13%

14%

Emergency ShelterTransitional HousingUnsheltered 193

37

34

Gender Breakdown: MS Gulf Coast

107FEMALE

157MALE

Households & Persons: MS Gulf CoastSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 28 10 171 209

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS 37 34 193 264

NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 9 19 19 47

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18 TO 24) 0 0 9 9

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 28 15 165 208

Households w/ at Least 1 Adult & 1 ChildSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 9 7 8 24

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS 18 31 30 79

NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 9 19 19 47

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18 TO 24) 0 0 0 0

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 9 12 11 32

Households w/ Only ChildrenSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 0 0 0 0

TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN (AGE < 18) 0 0 0 0

Households without ChildrenSHELTERED

TOTALES TH UNS

TOTAL NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS 19 3 163 185

TOTAL NO. OF PERSONS (ADULTS) 19 3 163 185

NO. OF PERSONS (AGES 18-24) 0 0 9 9

NO. OF PERSONS (AGE > 24) 19 3 154 176

Age Breakdown: MS Gulf Coast

AGE < 18 AGES 18-24 AGES > 24 TOTAL

SHELTERED 28 0 43 71

UNSHELTERED 19 9 165 193

TOTAL 47 9 208 264

264Central MSMS Gulf Coast

511MS Balance of

State

697 1,472 Total Homeless

Persons

Summary of the State’s Homeless Count

In 2016, the State counted 1,738 homeless persons.

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