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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-05-2021; 7-a - Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness – 2021 Data Update 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 5, 2021 Action Agenda Item No. 7-a SUBJECT: Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness — 2021 Data Update DEPARTMENT: Housing & Community Development ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Waltz, 919-245-2496 1. 2021 Homeless Infographic 2. Data Update PowerPoint PURPOSE: To review updated data about homelessness in Orange County submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) earlier this year. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) was created in 2008 to coordinate funding and activities to end homelessness in Orange County. OCPEH is jointly funded by Orange County (39%) and the Towns of Carrboro (15%), Chapel Hill (41%), and Hillsborough (5%). OCPEH Manager Rachel Waltz will present the updated data and discuss how current data relate to identified gaps in the homeless service system. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the report. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic status. • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as information and provide any comments or questions. J� 2021 HOMELESSNESS IN ORANGE COUNTY Jr� On one night. . . The Point-in-Time(PIT)Count is a nationwide,annual count of people experiencing sheltered homelessness(emergency shelter and transitional housing)and unsheltered homelessness(places not meant for human habitation like vehicles,sheds,or outside)on one night.PIT data track demographic information and trends over time. 200 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT DATA 2017-2021 zoo RACE 150 .r 100 150 Sheltered Unsheltered 50 100 0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 i7ol„ 50 ' 40 SPECIAL POPULATIONS 35 f Chronically 0 f Families 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 30 Homeless Veterans 25 %of People in Orange County Overall 26%.6% .1% 20 .r r r . r 15 ■Black or African-American ■White ■Multiple Races ■American Indian or Alaska Native 10 ■Asian ■Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ETHNICITY %of People Experiencing Homelessness in Orange County 5% %of People in Orange County Overall ■Non-Latinx Ill ■Not Answered O GENDER . , AGE 6% HOUSEHOLDTYPE • , Male 25 and Older Adults Only Female 017 and Younger Families ■Transgender& , , ■18-24 Gender Non-Conforming \J Orange Cou n t The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness conducted the latest Point-in-Time(PIT)Count on January 27,2021 and submitted 2021 PIT data to the Dept.of n g y Housing&Urban Development(HUD)in May 2021.The Point-in-Time Count provides a high-level snapshotaboutpeople experiencing homelessness on one night, Partnership to usually the last Wednesday in January. Jfl� End Homelessness For more information about homelessness in Orange County,contact Rachel Waltz,rwaltz@orangecountync.gov,(919)245-2496. 2021 HOMELESSNESS IN ORANGE COUNTY 4" Jr. How we ate doing uvetull. 0 0 The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness,aligned with the U.S.Interagency Council on Homelessness strategic plan,Home,Together, works to make homelessness Rare,Brief&One-Time.System Performance Measure data inform our progress on these goals. • People entering 350 324 shelter and 300 27 278 0 housing programs 252 250 220 � Of those,people 214 4 X220 experiencing 200 196 205 homelessness for 166 I I the first time 150 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 People served in one year ■People experiencing homelessness for the first time BRIEF Length of time homeless(days) Length of time in shelter or transitional housing(days) 800 250 741 231 741 '00 197 Average days 567 60° 200 170 38 50 140 500 337 121 272 00 162 27� ,00 86 91 91 337 200 138 Median days 100 2078 2019 2020 2027 50 2018 2019 2020 2021 ■Average Median ONETIME 1 2017 2018 Returned to 9% homelessness within 2 years 4F From 26% 11% 43% 6% 14% o Exited t0 Shelter 23 /o permanent housing 67 Exits 81 Exits From Transitional 0% 0% 26% 25% 30% Housing 2019 2020 2021 From Permanent 0% 3% 3% 10% 3% Housing 410 qMV rt Total 10% 6% 18% 14% 9% omb Returns OMMUMM 1 77 Exits 70 Exits 49 Exits Orange County Data from FY2020 System Performance Measures covers outcomes from October 2019—September 2020 recorded in the Homeless Management Information System Partnership n e rs h i to (HMIs)database.The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness submitted FY2020 SysPM data to the Dept.of Housing&Urban Development(HUD)in March V P 2021.System Performance Measures track homeless system-level outcomes over a 12-month period. J(`�` End Homelessness For more information about homelessness in Orange County,con tact Rachel Waltz,rwaltz@orangecountync.gov,(919)245-2496. 4 ...�.,] Orange County � Partnership to End Homelessness 2021 Homelessness Data Review October 5,, 2021 5 How many people are 0 0 S ;) expenencing homelessnes �l Ora rige C0unt�: ' Partnership to End Homelessness 6 OrangCounty e Point-in-Time PIT count numbers increased significantly � Y 200 — POINTINJIME COUNT DATA 2017-2021 150 100 fthdtered 50 0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 �� Qr� �� Cc���r��try,.: I . ;� Partnership to z r�''„'` End Homelessness Subpopulations are seem different g outcomes • Steady decreases for families • Veterans flat lined • Most chronic homeless identified since 2010 40 - 35 —w- Chronically Homeless 0 —a— Families Homeless Veterans 1 1 ., Or��r� ��,�, Count,, 2017 2018 2019 2020 21 - farm rship to 17� End Homelessness 8 PIT counted 176people on one how night, many in 12 months? Its 278 People entering 350 324 shelter and 3,0 271 278 housing programs 252 ,. Of those, people 2s0 ��� ���214 196 205 � experiencing -x0- ={ 220 �16 homelessness for the first time I.0 2,117 2018 3019 2020 2021 People served in one year ■People experiencing homelessness for the first ti, • % total that experienced homelessness for the first time 85% 72% 63% 75% 79% • Shelter, Transitional Housing, & Permanent Housing • Homeless for first time = no entries for 24 months prior 9 What do know about 1 0 0 S ;) expenencing homelessnes �l Ora rige C0unt�: ' Partnership to End Homelessness 10 There have not been significant changes in MOST demographic categories 6% HOUSEHOLD TYPE AGE ElAduftsOnly II I f 25 and Older ■Families 6.,17 and Younger 018-24 0-% GENDER iL Male Female 0 Transgender& Gender Non-Conforrninq 11 5% ofp pe exp.. homelessness are Latinx compared with 9% in overall population ETHNICITY of People Experiencing Homelessness in Orange County Non-Latlnx LatInx ■Not Answered %of People in Orange County Overall 4 Orarn,ge Country,. : Partnership to �"` End Homelessness 12 67% ofp pe exp.. homelessness are Black/African American — 5.5xgeneral 200 RACE ISO 77 100 - 7 7 so 0 -- I I 2017 2018 2019 2021 2021 9©of Nople in Orange Count} Overall _ •. s. Black©r African-American White 0 Multiple Races in-American Indian or Alaska Native M Aslan Native Hawaiian erOther Pacific Islander _" !e Orange Country,. : Partnership to �� End Homelessness 13 How are people exiting homelessness�. ' IOrr� �, Garth: Z-� farm rship to ''„'` End Homelessness 14 Length of time homeless large and increasing -�71 BRIEF . Length of time homeless(days) Length of time in shelter or transitional housing(days) 800 741 250- 231 741 700 197 _ Average days 567 d00 ��°- 17 500 140 3.37 38 'S° 121 337 300272 2721 - 91 162 loo 86 j 300 138 L Median days ,0a s° 2018 201 2020 2°2, '3 2318 2019 2020 2021 ■Average mmian • Shelter, Transitional • Shelter & Housing, & Permanent Transitional Housing Housing only • Includes approximate date • Program entry to of homelessness exit 15 A point:bri ht Returns are low and g continue to decrease ONE T ME Returned to 9% homelessness within ears From 26% 11% 43% 61/o 14 Shelter From Transitional 0 0% 26'Yo 25% 30 Housing From Permanent 0% % 3 cY. 10% 3% Exited Housing Oct. 2017- Sept. 2019 Retulrns 10% 6% 1 14% 9% p I t0 Number permanent of Exits housing 16 Next up . fifling homeless system gaps �l Oram, C inti: ' f artn rshIp to End Homelessness 17 So many pandemic response changes affect homeless data — many successes! Noncongregate & expanded shelter $7 million in rent & utility assistance New programs : SOHRAD, Rapid Re- housing, Housing Helpline, Housing Stability Tighter collaboration with healthcare system Partnership to End Homelessness 18 Other pandemic responses created challenges Decreased in - person services Coordination and collaboration had to happen in different ways and with different people Gaps exacerbated Orange Count Partnership to �� End Homelessness 19 Orange Countyhas significant gaps in the homeless service system 14 current gaps • Housing: Rapid Re-housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, Youth housing, Landlord Incentive Program, Housing Locator, Household goods • Services — Temporary Housing: Accessible housing- focused shelter, Medical respite, Bridge housing • Services — Connections : Housing Helpline, Sober Center, Integrated service center • Services — Dignity: 24-hour bathroom access, Memorial service funding Parti 6rship to C„ End Homelessness 20 Please let me know if I canyour p resent to group, or provide further info Rachel Waltz • rwaltz@orangecountync. gov (919 ) 245-2496 Orang"C CcaUrIt". 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