Seattle’s Response to the Homelessness Crisis · 2018-12-14 · Date (xx/xx/9/13/18xxxx)...
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Seattle’s Response to the Homelessness Crisis
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Cities Everywhere Are Struggling
Homelessness increased for the first time in seven years… Increases in the numbers of unsheltered individuals in the 50 largest cities accounted for nearly all of the national increase.”
-2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, Dec 2017
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New York City
Washington, D.C
San Diego
+52%
+40%+25%
Sacramento +49%
2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, Dec 2017
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King County Data
A Crisis Years in the Making
7,839
12,122
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Point in Time Count Results - King County(Individuals)
*Point in Time trend is provided for illustrative purposes. Because the geography and methodology of the count has changed over time, caution should be used when comparing current data to the data from 2016 and earlier.
+55%
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As the Average Studio Rent has Increased in King County…
7,902 8,501 8,952 9,022 8,972 8,899 9,106 8,94910,122 10,730
11,643
$792$853 $816 $816
$867$927
$1,013
$1,115$1,195
$1,269$1,370
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4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017$0
$200
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PLE… So has the homeless population
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6,320 people are living unsheltered in King County
71% are unsheltered in Seattle
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What do we know about those experiencing Homelessness?
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Nearly
40%of people
living unsheltered are 30 or younger
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83% were already in King
County when they fell into homelessness
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Homelessness Disproportionately Affects People Of Color
1%
1%
6%
16%
6%
66%
6%
1%
15%
2%
29%
45%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE
NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER
MULTIPLE RACES
ASIAN
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
WHITE
% of People Experiencing Homelessness % of General Population
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How do we respond to Homelessness?
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Option #2Enter Emergency System
PREVENTION
Homeless Services System
Outreach and Case Management
Shelter | Transitional Housing| Day Centers Hygiene | Permitted Villages
EMERGENCY
Keeping People in their Homes
HOUSING PROGRAMS
Option #1Use Diversion Funds
Skip Emergency Services
Diversion• Flexible Funds (Short Term)• Connection to Housing
Enter Housing
Rapid Rehousing• Rent Subsidy (Up to 9 Months) and Services• Market Rate or Subsidized Housing
Affordable Housing• Rent subsidized apartments dedicated to
serving people exiting from homelessness
Option #3Living Unsheltered
Permanent Supportive Housing• Rent Subsidy and Services• PSH Housing Unit
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What is the City Spending?
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Access to Services $6.4M211 Referral Service, Healthcare for the Homeless, Other
Housing $24.2M**Permanent Supportive Housing,Rapid Rehousing, Diversion
Prevention $6.5MHomelessness prevention
City of Seattle 2018 Homelessness Response Budget*Emergency Services $41.2MShelters, Villages, Hygiene, Outreach, Navigation Team, Transitional Housing
Emergency48%
Housing28%
Prevention8%
Operations9%
Access to Services
7%
Operations $8.3MStaffing, Administration, Clean up Costs
$86.7M Total* 2018 Amended Budget as of August 2018** Does not include $25.8M in OH Capital investments
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What are the Results?
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Key ResultsQ1 + Q2 2018
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What’s Underway?
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We Are Increasing Bridge Housing And Shelter by 25% to Serve More than 500 Additional People Each Night
708*
588*
1,365
1,185
100 359
259
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Proposal
CurrentCapacity
Basic Shelter Enhanced Shelter Bridge Housing Sanctioned Encampment
2,532
* Includes 163 basic shelter beds that would go offline in 2018
2,032
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From 2018 to 2021, 2,500 new City-funded affordable rental housing units and over 1,900 new MFTE affordable units will come online.
3,800 12,700 12,700 4,400
- 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000
MFTE OH SHA+ Other Under Development 2018-2021
33,600units
Continued Commitment to Create More Affordable Housing
Historically, every dollar the City invests in affordable housing is leveraged 2 to 3 times by other resources.
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Questions?
