the source for housing solutions housing community forum: a public policy perspective sharon...
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The Source forHousing Solutions
Housing Community Forum: A Public Policy Perspective
Sharon Rapport, CSH, Associate Director, California Policy
Rents Increasing, Incomes Decreasing in California
Incomes Decreased 8% from 2000-2012
Rental CostsIncreased 20% from 2000-12
ONE MILLIONLow-income households in
California do not have accessto an affordable home.
Housing Affordable to People in Poverty in Orange County
70,125 = shortfall of rental housing units affordable and
available to people with extremely low incomes
18 = affordable and available places to live for every 100 renters with extremely low
incomes
Losses in $ for Rental Housing
Homelessness in Orange County
*Change in Methodology Resulted in Lower Homeless CountPoint-in-Time Chronic ShelteredUnsheltered Annual
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
4,272
7972,573 1,678
12,707
200920112013
Homelessness in CaliforniaH
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• 136,826 on a single night (22%)• 2nd largest increase (5,928,
4.5%)• Largest unsheltered population
(66.7%)• Highest percentage of homeless
individuals (29%)• Highest number of chronically
homeless individuals (36% of nation’s chronically homeless population)
• Second highest rate of chronic homelessness among all homeless people (29%)
• Highest decrease of families who are homeless (over 15%)
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• 610,042 on a single night (from 633,782 in 2011)
• 2/3 living in shelters (65%)• Homeless people who are
unsheltered declined by 12% since 2012
• Families who are homeless declined by 7%
• 109,132 are chronically homeless (just less than 18%)
Role of Policy
Campaigns That Have Changed Affordable Housing
Small Group of Committed Citizens
Key Recommendations
Decide on specific, thoughtful, feasible, ambitious goals as a community
END FAMILY, VETERAN OR CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS BY 2020
Key Recommendations
Arrive at a plan on how to achieve the goals, and get community buy-in to take
responsibility
Key Recommendations
Take advantage of opportunities, think outside the box
Don’t Get Discouraged
Be persistent, find new ways to achieve goals; policy is slow, and begins by changing
mindsets
Questions?? Type Your Question in Q&A Box
Sharon Rapport, Associate Director, California Policy [email protected] (213) 623-4342, x 18 (323) 243-7424 (cell)