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March 9, 2015

Diverse organizations and individuals working together for strengthened programs, connection and improved awareness of services that meet essential human needs.

Agenda

• Welcome

• Introductions

• Draw Toast

• Break-out into Committees

• Updates and announcements

• Close


Introductions

NAME&

AGENCY


Collaboration

… a PURPOSEFUL,

STRATEGIC way of WORKING

that leverages the RESOURCES of each party

for the BENEFIT OF ALL

by COORDINATING ACTIVITIES and COMMUNICATING

INFORMATION

within an environment

of TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY.


Vision

A community with

equitable access for all.


Mission

Diverse organizations and individuals

working together for strengthened

programs, connection and improved

awareness of services that meet

essential human needs.


2015 Point in Time

Homeless Survey & Count

Smith County


233 homeless persons were found on the night

of the survey, 43 were children

78% 79%79% 76%

85%82%

22% 21% 21% 24%

15%18%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Homeless Adults Homeless Children


AgeMedian age of

Adults is 47 years old

Median age of Children is

5 years old


Reasons for becoming homeless

24.0%

20.1%

10.9%

7.6%

7.6%

7.2%

6.6%

5.9%

5.6%

3.9%

U N E M PL OY M E N T

U N AB L E T O PAY R E N T / M OR T GAG E

PH Y S I C AL / M EN T AL D I S AB IL IT IES

D I V OR CE

D OM E S T I C V I OL E N CE

E V I C T E D W I T H IN PAS T W E E K

OT H E R

I N CAR CE R AT I ON

AD D I CT I ON

M OV E D T O S E E K W OR K


Chronic vs. Episodic

56% 56%

41%43%

27%

22%

18%

25%

10% 10%

14%

21%

6%

2%

9% 10%

2012 2013 2014 2015

1st time homeless in the past 3 years 2-3 episodes in the past 3 years

Continuously homeless for a year or more At least 4 episodes in the past 3 years

41% Chronic: unaccompanied with disability, continuously homeless for a year or more on 4 episodes in the last 3 years


Length of homelessness

There is a decrease in new homelessness; however, those experiencing homelessness

are remaining

homeless longer periods of time,

in 2010 the average homelessness lasted

90 days,

In 2015 the average homelessness lasts

162 days.


Where they stayed last night

46%

9%

43%

3%

42%

14%

34%

10%

51%

11%

31%

6%

55%

19% 18%

8%

61%

22%

17%

0%

Emergency Shelter Street Precariously housed Transitional Housing

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015


Care Needed vs. Care Received

30

45

11

85

36

65

105

112

Substance Abuse Treatment

Mental Health Care

Dental Care

Medical Care

Needed Care Received Care


COMMITTEE BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

1 HOUR


BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY


Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

January 28 – April 15

Wednesdays

3 – 6

Saturdays

9 – 12 noon

No Appointment Necessary

402 W. Front St., Tyler


TISD Head Start 2015 – 2016

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

February 17 – April 30

Child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2015

903.262.1180


Poverty Simulation Volunteers

April 2 * 2:00 – 5:00 * UT Tyler April 8 * 1:00 – 4:00 * TJC

www.ETHNN.org


Housing Summit & Legislative Day

• BIG Partnerships Conference

• March 31 – April 2

• Austin

• Register online:

CSH.org/

Events-calendar/

BIG Partnerships Conference


Information Sharing

Please share agency information that would be helpful to other service providers and the clients they serve!

1. WHAT? 2. WHEN?3. WHERE?4. CONTACT?

Activities more than 30 days away, share online at

www.ethnn.org/information-sharing

http://www.ethnn.org/information-sharing.html

http://www.ethnn.org/information-sharing.html


http://www.ethnn.org/we-are-listening.html

http://www.ethnn.org/we-are-listening.html


Next month we will draw toast!

Monday, April 13

1:00 – 3:00 pmThe Salvation Army Multipurpose Room

Tyler, TX

Please register online

www.ethnn.org

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