TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ENUMERATED DURING THE 2015 POINT-IN-TIME HOMELESS ... 34%. 65%. Men. Women Transgen
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HOMELESS CENSUS & SURVEY executive summary E ve r y t w o ye a r s i n J a n u a r y, co m m u n i t i e s a c ro s s t h e co u n t r y co n d u c t co m p re h e n s i ve co u n t s of t h e i r h o m e l e s s p o p u l a t i o n to g a i n a b e t te r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e i n d i v i d u a l s w h o a re c u r re n t l y e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s , a n d to a p p l y fo r fe d e r a l f u n d i n g fo r h o m e l e s s p ro g r a m s .
2015
T h e 20 1 5 S a n J o s é Po i n t- I n -T i m e C o u n t w a s a co m m u n i t y - w i d e e f fo r t co n d u c te d o n J a n u a r y 2 7 t h a n d 28 t h , 20 1 5. I n t h e we e k s fo l l ow i n g t h e s t re e t co u n t , a s u r ve y w a s a d m i n i s te re d to 626 u n s h e l te re d a n d s h e l te re d h o m e l e s s i n d i v i d u a l s , i n o r d e r to p rof i l e t h e i r e x p e r i e n ce a n d c h a r a c te r i s t i c s .
HOMELESS CENSUS ELEVEN-YEAR TREND 07
09
11
13
20
04
15
4,309
4,193
20
20
20
20
20
49+43+42+40+48+41 4,910
4,770
4,034
4,063
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ENUMERATED DURING THE 2015 POINT-IN-TIME HOMELESS CENSUS
31% Sheltered (n=1,253)
69% Unsheltered (n=2,810)
SHELTERED INCLUDES: 15% 16%
1 1365+34+1 86
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing
AGE
Safe Haven
GENDER
Under 18 18-24
>1% 13%
25+
86%
K 68 + 32
34%
1%
Women
On the street
Transgender
33+37+18+7 33%
37%
White
Latino
FIRST TIME HOMELESSNESS 46 Yes (32%) 54 No (68%)
51%
of those experiencing homelessness for the first time had been homeless for one year or more
6+30+64 64%
30%
6%
1-11 months
18%
Black or African American
7%
Multiracial
14%
19%
Cars/ vans/ RVs
Encampment Areas DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
(currently experiencing) als idu div n i of 3%
FOSTER CARE (respondents that have ever been in the system)
18%
OBSTACLES TO OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING
DURATION OF HOMELESSNESS
30 days or less
Abandoned buildings
RACE/ETHNICITY (TOP 4 RESPONSES)
65%
Men
UNSHELTERED INCLUDES: 33% 3%
>1%
1 year or more
92% of survey respondents said YES when asked if they would want affordable permanent housing were it available.
YES!
$ JOBS
Couldn’t afford rent | 69%
No job/ income | 57%
No money for moving costs | 37% No housing availability | 35%
A health condition is defined here as a physical disability, mental illness, chronic depression, alcohol or drug abuse, chronic health problems, HIV/AIDS, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), or a developmental disability.
44++13137282219 of survey respondents reported a health condition.
HEALTH CONDITIONS CONDITIONS
10+10+10+10+10+10+10
What is a health condition?
65%
Drug or alcohol abuse (44%)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (22%) Chronic health problems (19%) Traumatic brain injury (13%)
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20%
Don’t want government assistance
Services/assistance currently being utilized (Top 3 Responses)
32% 22%
Food Stamps
General Assistance
PREVENTION
34%
responded that employment assistance might have prevented them from becoming homeless.
SUBPOPULATION DATA
Reasons for NOT receiving government services
38%
is the amount that 61% of respondents reported as their total monthly income.
Note: Multiple response question, numbers will not total to 100%.
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
Sheltered Unsheltered 13% 87% 1,398 Individuals 50% 50% 4 Families with 11 Family Members
An adult with a disabling condition or a family with at least one adult member with a disabling condition who: »» Has been continuously homeless for 1 year or more and/or; »» Has experienced 4 or more episodes of homelessness within the past 3 years.
VETERANS
Sheltered Unsheltered 48% 52% 498 Individuals 0% 100% 2 Families with 6 Family Members (2 Veterans)
Veterans are persons who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. This does not include inactive military reserves or the National Guard unless the person was called up to active duty.
Sheltered
A household with at least one adult member (persons 18 or older) and at least one child member (persons under 18).
reported were NOT
Don’t think they are eligible
449 or less
any 27% receiving government benefits
No permanent address
INCOME
AIDS/HIV related (1%)
73%
23%
spent at least 1 or more nights in jail or prison in the past 12 months.
Physical disability (28%)
of respondents reported receiving government benefits
24%
32%
Phychiatric or emotional conditions (37%)
SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
(Top 3 Responses)
INCARCERATION
Medi-Cal/ Medicare
FAMILIES
Unsheltered
97% 3% 121 Families with 388 Family Members
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
Sheltered 6% 32 Individuals
Unsheltered 94%
“Unaccompanied Children” are children under the age of 18 who are homeless and living independent of a parent or legal guardian.
TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH
Sheltered 13% 503 Individuals
Unsheltered 87%
Homeless youth are defined as individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 years old.
PARENTING TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH
Sheltered Unsheltered 86% 14% 21 Families with 51 People
A youth who identifies as the parent or legal guardian of one or more children who are present with or sleeping in the same place as that youth parent, where there is no person over age 24 in the household
summary T h e s e d a t a p rov i d e a s n a p s h o t of t h o s e ex p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s i n S a n J o s é o n J a n u a r y 2 7 a n d 28 , 20 1 5. I t p rov i d e s a b a s i c e s t i m a t i o n of t h e n u m b e r a n d c h a r a c te r i s t i c s of t h o s e e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s o n a n y g i ve n n i g h t i n o r d e r to i n fo r m f u t u re s e r v i ce p l a n n i n g a n d p rov i s i o n i n g e f fo r t s .
S o u rce:
A p p l i e d S u r ve y Re s e a rc h . ( 20 1 5 ). S a n J o s é H o m e l e s s C e n s u s & S u r ve y. S a n J o s é, F o r m o re d e t a i l o r to v i e w t h e co m p re h e n s i ve re p o r t , p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. a p p l i e d s u r ve y re s e a rc h .o r g .
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