3. Homeless Families 600,000 families/year are homeless Account for 50% of the homeless population Extremely low income (>30% of AMI) Typically are young children with young parent Have poor housing hx or have moved many times
4. Chronically Homeless Represent 10% of the homeless population 150,000 – 200,000 people Use 50% of homeless resources Spend an average of 280 days /year in emergency shelter Often have mental illness and/or substance use and/or other disability
5. Disabled Homelessness and unstable housing are strongly linked to: Greater HIV risk among vulnerable populations Poor health outcomes for persons living with HIV/AIDS Early death Of 1.2 million HIV+ people half (600,000) will need housing assistance at some point
6. Disabled 39% have some form of mental health problem 20 to 25% meet criteria for serious mental illnesses 66% report substance use and/or mental health problems 26% report acute health problems like TB, pneumonia, or STDs 46% have chronic health conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, or cancer
7. Homeless youth 25% of former foster youth report being homeless at some point 5 – 7% of all youth experience homelessness Homeless youth have higher rates of PTSD, depression, and suicide than their cohorts
8. Homeless Veterans 23 – 40% of all homeless adults are vets VA calculated that 200,000 vets are homeless every night Vietnam and post-Vietnam vets represent the highest # of homeless The VA estimates that “veterans are twice as likely as other Americans to become chronically homeless.”
9. Rural Homeless National poverty rate is 12.6%, rural poverty rate is 14.5% 189 of the 200 poorest counties in the country are rural 9% of homeless live in rural areas “hidden homeless” – less noticeable than urban homeless sleeping on streets
