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Redding Shasta Homeless Continuum of Care Council -- COC

Homeless & Imminently At-Risk of Homelessness

2011 One-Day & 2010 Year-Long Surveys

Key Facts from the 2010 City of Redding Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Council's (COC)Year-Long Homeless Surveys

The COC’s year-round homeless survey gathers information on clients from 13 organizations and agencies throughout the year. Survey questions are answered by each household that is currently homeless or imminently at-risk of becoming homeless. They are returned to People of Progress who coordinates this project, tabulates surveys, removes duplicates, and generates reports. Figures are for homeless households unless noted. A household is either one person or a family unit. Results from 2011’s one-day count are also below. A listing of area services is at www.peopleofprogress.org

2,160 total individuals representing 1,678 households were homeless at some point during the year and
1,372 total individuals representing 596 households were imminently at-risk of becoming homeless.
419 children were homeless and 458 children were imminently at-risk of becoming homeless. 877 total.

Of households that were homeless, 76% (1,272) had only one-person and 15% (245) had children

293 heads of households would be classified under the federal definition of “Chronically Homeless”
(homeless continuously for more than a year or four or more times in the past 3 years COMBINED with having a significant physical or mental disability)
 
Most households (55%) were homeless at the time they answered the survey for three months or less.
(37 % households were homeless one month or less, 18% households 2 to 3 months, 18% four to eleven, 21% homeless one year or more )

Top reasons for becoming homeless: (multiple reasons could be chosen by respondants):
31% job loss, 19% loss of other income, 19% roommate issues, 13% were released from jail or prison.
512 loss of job,   307 loss of income,   316 roommate issues,  210 released from jail or prison, 150 domestic violence,  115 medical or health problems,  100 divorce,  23 medical bills, 11 loss of child’s income,   7 welfare sanctions,    12 welfare time limits,    110 substance abuse,    33 utility bills,   130 mental health,  152 eviction,  21 fire / disaster,  19 cost of child support, 24 landlord foreclosure, 21 homeowner foreclosure,  47 rent increase,  21 building sold.

50% (838) have lived in Shasta County for 2 or more years, and 53% (894) have relatives in Shasta County.
27% (454) were staying in a shelter at the time they answered the survey questions, under 1% (87) in motels,
32% (539) were on the street, camping or in a vehicle, 27% (449) were temporarily staying with friends/family.
15% had drug or alcohol issues, 21% mental illness, 20% physical disability, 11% experienced domestic violence (past or present), 25% parole / probation, 3% developmental disability, 3% urgently or chronically ill, 1% senior,  6% veteran, 6% foster care (current or former), 3% pregnant. 

COC 2011 Survey Domestic Violence Facts:
296 (18%) Head of Household (HOH) who are homeless OR imminently at-risk are or were victims of domestic violence (these households had a total of 261 kids, with 135 of these under 5 years old)
183 (11%) homeless HOH are or were victims of domestic violence (108 were kids with 52 of these under 5 years old)
324 homeless and at-risk listed households listed domestic violence – past or present -- as applying to them.
112 (7%) of homeless households cited domestic violence as a cause or contributing to their becoming homeless

COC 2011 Survey Veteran Facts:
125 total Head of Households (HOH) were homeless OR at-risk.  31 households were unsheltered (staying in a car, camping or on the streets.
100 homeless HOH were veterans. 80 were single individuals. There were 23 children in the veteran households that were homeless.
11 homeless HOH veterans were female with 6 children living with them.
1 HOH was a female veterans at-risk of becoming homeless who had no children.

2010 One Day Point in Time Survey:
729 individuals, 429 households, 201 were children. 308 households were in shelters, transitional housing or staying with friends or family and 121 households were found staying on the streets, in a vehicle or camping.

2011 One Day Point In Time Survey:
705 individuals, 427 households, 187 were children. 118 households were in shelters, 62 in motels, 63 in transitional housing, 71 were temporarily staying with friends or family and 117 households were unsheltered staying on the streets, in a vehicle or camping. 18 children were in families camping, in cars or on the street.
28 were veterans and they had 7 children.

 

COC Year-long Homeless Survey Multi-Year Figures

 

Individuals

Households

Children

Single

Children in

Not

Individual

Household

Sheltered

Households

2010 Homeless

2010 At-Risk

2,160

1,372

1,678

596

419

458

1,272

190

15% -245

15% -251

32% -539

 

 

2009

Homeless       

2,450

1,734

533

76%

17%

25%

At-Risk                                   

1,827

788

689

2008

Homeless       

2128

1582

469

73%

14%

24%

At-Risk                                  

991

422 

439

2007

Homeless       

3316

1986

1092

61%

29%

31%

At-Risk        

2332

939

995

2006

Homeless                      

2584

1484

956

57%

30%

25%

At-Risk          

1405

696

607

2005

Homeless     

2090

1356

660

57%

25%

36%

At-Risk          

1429

524

264

2004

Homeless       

3598

2300

1121

69%

27%

46%

At-Risk          

3187

1260

1456

2003

Homeless       

3362

1827

1186

56% 

32%

33%

At-Risk          

3570

1216

1621

 

Services available locally for homeless people include:

- Food, meals, clothing, medical care, showers, bus passes, public assistance income, and legal services

- Shelter for men, women and children.

- Domestic Violence Shelter for women and their children

- Veterans’ Recovery Project, group living for homeless vets.

- Faith-based transitional living group homes.

- Motel vouchers for people unable to stay in local shelters due to medical or mental health or physical reasons.

- Medical care and outreach to homeless persons through Shasta Community Health Center’s HOPE van.

- Outreach counseling and casework services for severely and persistently mentally ill homeless persons are offered through Shasta County Mental Health’s SHIFT Program.

- Shasta County Housing & Community Action Program now has a housing caseworker working withthe SHIFT Program to offer homeless persons with mental illness HUD housing vouchers and housing casework.

- Transitional Living program for homeless families.

* Comparing these findings year to year to see if the homeless population numbers went up or down is unfortunately not precise because of agencies' participation varies.