OVERALL HOMELESSNESS
650,000
600,000
550,000
500,000
450,000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
HOMELESSNESS:
THE
NUMBERS
Homelessness: The Numbers
 578,000 homeless people
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31% unsheltered; 69% sheltered
63% individuals; 37% people living in
families
45,000 unaccompanied youth
50,000 veterans
100,000, or 17% chronically homeless
HOMELESSNESS:
THE
TRENDS
Homelessness: The Numbers
 Homelessness down 11 % (2007-14)
 Veteran homelessness down 33% (200914)
 Homelessness down in 34 states; up in 17
states (2013-14)
 Homelessness decreasing in every major
subpopulation
RAPID RE-HOUSING: CORE COMPONENTS
Homelessness: The Numbers
 Housing Identification
 Rent and Move-In Assistance
(Financial)
 Rapid Re-housing Case
Management and Services
SMARTER APPROACH TO
FAMILY HOMELESSNESS
VERA & CHILDREN
PAYNE, KELLY & CHILDREN
REASON FOR
HOMELESSNESS
Domestic violence:
had to leave housing
Fraud: evicted
INTERVENTION
Transitional housing
Rapid re-housing
TIME HOMELESS
Almost 2 years
2 months
COST
$44,000
$4,000
OUTCOME
Housed, employed, kids in Housed, employed, kids in
school
school