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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
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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
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