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State of the Homeless Address
Welcome.
Jason HallContinuum of Care Board of Directors Chair
Sal EspinoCity of Fort Worth Mayor pro tem
Some important acronymsPIT – Point in Time Count of the HomelessCOC – Continuum of Care, the planning body of the community’s homeless response systemES – Emergency ShelterTH – Transitional Housing temporary housing up to 24 monthsRRH – Rapid Rehousing short term rental assistance considered permanent housingPSH – Permanent Supportive Housing long term rental assistance with case managementHMIS – Homeless Management Information System…where all that scan card data goes
State of the Homeless Address
Point In Time CountJanuary 22, 2015 Unsheltered – Person who spent the night
in a place not meant for human habitation (outdoors, in a car, abandoned building)
Emergency Sheltered – PNS, UGM, Sal Army, SafeHaven, etc.
Transitional Housing – Liberty House, Simon, Patriot House, Community Enrichment Center, etc.
Safe haven – PNS
Point In Time Count January 22, 2015Data Sources
Unsheltered – Volunteer Count and Surveys Emergency Sheltered ‐ HMIS Transitional Housing – HMIS Safehaven – HMIS
WISDOMKnowledgeInformationData Collection
Point In Time Count A New Approach to Unsheltered To start the path to housing, we need to
know who is homeless, not just interesting demographics and aggregated data
2015 was an experiment – No More Anonymous surveying.
The PIT count would no longer be about data collection, it would be about information gathering
New Best Practices in PIT Count of Unsheltered Homeless We asked them for their name – no one is
invisible We asked for their phone numbers and
emails We asked where they could be found We asked them if we could take their photo
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PIT 2015 Unsheltered
217 persons were found unsheltered
170 gave us their name81 were newly identified homeless that did not appear in the HMIS68 gave us their direct contact information51 said we could take their picture
170 persons actively reached out for help.
PIT 2015 Unsheltered
FW ARL Benbrook Parker County
Weatherford
NE Tarrant
Total Change
2015 165 34 1 1 16 217 18%+
2014 161 16 ‐ 1 6 1842013 247 28 ‐ 1 5 281
Unsheltered on E. Lancaster Ave.
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Demographics of the Unsheltered
# RATE
Men 148 68%Women 44 22%
35 women were found unsheltered in 2014, the number continues to rise slightly every year.
Demographics of the Unsheltered
# RATE
Children 17 and younger 0 0%18‐24 year olds 7 3%25‐64 year olds 170 78%65 and over 3 1%
Average age of the unsheltered is 45.
Demographics of the UnshelteredZip Code/City of Prior Residence # RATE
Within the CoC 65 30%Elsewhere in Texas 37 17%Out of State 26 12%
Average outside‐of‐CoC residence was around 16% for years. In last 24 months it has jumped to just shy of 30%.
Demographics of the Unsheltered
Health # RATE
Used ER in last 6 months 55 25%Used ambulance in last 6 months 28 13%Been attacked/beaten while homeless 44 20%
Have a serious health condition 46 21%Have a serious mental health condition 46 21%
Have a physical disability 29 13%
What are your immediate needs?
54 Food20 Medical Visit28 Dental41 Clothing15 Mental Health Visit47 Water22 Prescription/Medication30 Eye Glasses29 Hygiene / Toiletry Items49 Bus Passes
What are your immediate needs?
1.Food2.Bus Passes3.Water
PIT 2015 Emergency Sheltered
FW ES Bertha Collins
Room In The Inn ARLINGTON Total Change
2015 1,033 48 31 133 1,245 ‐2.1%
2014 and 2015 ‐ City of Fort Worth opened its Bertha Collins Emergency Overflow Shelter that was activated on both count nights.
HUD Changes in Housing Type and Homeless Definition
*Transitional Housing whose residents were counted as homeless in 2014 converted to Rapid Rehousing changing their status from homeless to permanently housed
Point in Time Homeless CountsUN ES Safehaven TH Total Change
2015 217 1,245 20 432 1,914 *2014 184 1,273 20 948 2,425 1.46% +2013 281 1,126 18 965 2,390 10.19%+2011 136 1,193 20 927 2,169 <1% ‐2009 195 1,148 20 818 2,181
*335 previously classified beds in TH have moved to RRH, and therefore no longer meeting the HUD definition of homelessness.
Point in Time Homeless Counts
UN ES Safehaven TH Total
2015 217 1,245 20 432 1,914
2014 184 1,273 20 948 2,425Change + 33
+ 18%‐28‐2.1%
_ ‐516‐54%
Comparing Housing Type to Housing TypeUN + ES + SH = 1,482 2015UN + ES + SH = 1,477 2014
Very slight increase .3%+
Homeless By LocationUN ES SH TH Total %
Fort Worth 165 1,112 20 187 1,484 77.53%
Arlington 34 133 0 112 279 14.58%
Benbrook 1 0 0 0 1 .05%
Weatherford 1 0 0 0 1 .05%
NE Tarrant 16 0 0 133 149 7.78%
217 1,245 20 432 1,914
Subpopulations
SUB POPULATIONS UN ESSafeHaven
TH Total
Severely Mentally Ill 46 300 20 93 459
Chronic Substance Abuse
72 170 3 89 334
Persons with HIV/AIDS
3 10 ‐ 7 20
Victims of Domestic Violence
6 193 1 128 328
Homeless ChildrenTotal Children Total
Unsheltered 217 0 0%
Safehaven 20 0 0%
Emergency Shelters 1,245 219 17.5%
Transitional Housing 432 161 37%
1,914 380 19.8%
Drop in overall homeless children from 30% in 2014 to 19.8% in 2015
Homeless VeteransUN ES
SafeHaven
TH Change Change
2015 19 79 3 92 193 ‐32%2014 35 110 0 137 282
A majority of Transitionally Housing Veterans are on a path to permanent housing
The CoC Veteran’s Committee meets monthly and reviews chronically homeless veterans and is down to 11 to be housed.
Family Endeavors and Catholic Charities are SSVF recipients working to close the gap to end Veteran Homelessness by December 2015!
Chronic HomelessUN ES Safe Haven TOTAL Change
2015 27 94 15 136 ‐59%2014 54 214 10 331
CH Individuals
27 86 15 128
CH Families 8 persons/3 HH
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2014 ‐ 14 Chronically Homeless Families with 53 members 43% decrease in Chronically homeless Households
Ending Chronic HomelessnessHow we are achieving the Goal•Assuring that no less than 85% of all Permanent Supportive Housing resources are dedicated to the Chronically Homeless
•Gatekeeping the resource with systematic documentation of homelessness and disability
•Maintaining dynamic housing priority lists
All are components of the newCoordinated Assessment System
that began April 2014
Coordinated Assessment System
Persons are prioritized by
•Length of stay in homelessness•Presenting with a significant disability•Severity of supportive services needs in order to maintain independent housing
Supportive Housing Inventory
The Housing Resource available that is being allocated through Coordinated Assessment and the Documentation of Priority Status process DOPS:
1,666 PSH Beds
Managing the Priority Lists through CAS
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PRIORITY HOUSING LIST ‐ TRENDS
Dedicated CH P1‐P4 Committed CH Beds P5‐P8 TH P9‐P10 RRH P11‐P12 Homeless Prevention NP1‐NP2
P1‐P4 Chronic Beds
P5 – P8 PSH
P9‐10 TH
Ending Chronic Homelessness136 is a POINT IN TIME.
On January 22, someone was vulnerable, disabled and perhaps only 10 months homeless and has the potential to become chronically homeless
We have only assessed 23% of our UN and ES populations and look what we have accomplished
Chronic HomelessUN ES Safe Haven TOTAL Change
2015 27 94 15 136 ‐59%2014 54 214 10 331
CAS creates a housing priority LIST not estimates.
We have their names. We know barriers.We know history.
And we have an extraordinary pool of talented and experienced Case Managers to staff these cases!
Annualized Number of Homeless
Annualized now come directly from ACTUAL data collected within the HMIS reported annually in the Annual Homeless Assessment Report AHAR
AHAR Oct 1, 2013 – Sep 30, 2014
6,338 persons will pass through emergency shelters in a year in Tarrant County
1,438 ES Beds149 are seasonal overflow beds
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