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2017 HOMELESS UPDATE

Michael Pawlak Director of Social Service November 7, 2017

2017 Census Overview

6,490 Homeless in 2017 4.5% increase

50.6% newly homeless

76.9% were living in

Southern NV at the time of becoming homeless

111 families = 300 people

256 unaccompanied youth under 18

1,796 youth ages 18 - 24

54.1% cited job loss as primary cause of homelessness

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Distribution of PIT Homeless Census Population

3,034 3,494 3,916 3,731 4,353

2,920

3,949 3,593

2,477 2,137

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Unsheltered Sheltered

6,490 5,954

6,208

7,509 7,443

Unsheltered Homeless

63%

30%

2% 2% 3% Where are they?

Other places not meantfor human habitation

Encampments

Abandoned Buildings

Vans & RVs

Cars

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Households without Children

5,932 (91%) are individuals (household without children) 18 and older

4,107 (63%) are unsheltered

2 in 5 (40%) suffer from Severe

Mental Illness

1/3 have been homeless for more than a year

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Chronic Homelessness

1/3 have been homeless for more than a year

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Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness;

• Have a diagnosed mental and/or physical disability, and; • Have experienced homelessness for at least one year, or; • Have experienced at least four episodes of homelessness within the past

three years where those occasions cumulatively total at least 12 months

Community Capacity Households without Children 1603

662

208 125

18 2 0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

Permanent SupportiveHousing

RapidRehousing/Transitional

Housing

Housing CapacityNew/Under developmentHousing Vacancies

7 As of 8/8/2017

Housing Assessments Completed for Households without Children

12,011

4,689 5,187

1,536

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

July 2014-September 2017 October 2016-September2017

All AssessorsCCSS Assessors

Households without Children Housing Placements through Community Queue

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

PermanentSupportive

Housing

RapidRehousing

Safe Haven TransitionalHousing

Total

600

98 114

300

1112

192

30 35 130

387

July 2014-June2017

July 2016-June2017

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Current Need for Households without Children from the Community Queue

489

303 365

3 10

Community Queue Housing Vacancies

Permanent Supportive Housing

Rapid Rehousing / Transitional Housing

Affordable Housing / Diversion

As of 10/31/2017

Healthy System of Care

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Coordinated Intake for All Populations

Sustainability

Outreach

Emergency Housing

Bridge Housing

Transitional Housing

Rapid Re-Housing

Permanent Supportive

Housing

Affordable Housing

Housing & Services

Continuum

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What We Are Doing To Support A Healthy System -Clark County’s Contribution

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Mobile Crisis Intervention Team (MCIT)

$ 960,557

Financial Assistance (FAS) $ 1,432,000

Year Round Shelter

$ 1,362,373 Inclement

Weather Shelter $ 1,002,136 Emergency

Shelter Program (ESG)

$347,973

Bridge Housing Program

$1,800,000

New Beginnings $2,515,304 Healthy Living $565,540 The Vivo

Housing Project $2,001,686 Clark County

FUSE $1,652,924

Outreach Emergency Housing

Bridge Housing

Permanent Supportive

Housing

Rapid Re-Housing

Hospital to Home $650,000

Keeping Families Together

$231,982

Clark County’s Contribution toward Prevention/Diversion

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Financial Assistance (FAS) $5,000,000 Welfare Set-Aside Program (WSAP) Rental Assistance $524,851 Mortgage Assistance $ 12,333 Utility Assistance $121,586 $658,770

Homeless Prevention for TAY (ESGHPTAY)

$100,000

Cash Assistance for Rent or

Mortgage Arrears

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Continuum of Care (CoC) Support • Collaborative Applicant • Coordinated Intake Hubs • CoC Planning • Census

Grant management, contract and compliance

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS/CMIS)

HMIS Comparable Database for DV Shelters

Clark County’s Contribution to

Systemic Change

Next Steps

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• Continue working on federal goal of ending chronic homelessness

• Addition of staff to support fully developing bridge housing activities

• Addition of Navigation Teams

• Expand outreach to include “call-out” team

• Work with shelter providers to restructure emergency housing

• Continue to support coordinated intake for all sub-populations

• Behavioral Health Coordination

• Engage the local and national philanthropic and business communities to contribute to efforts of developing a healthy system of care