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KENT COUNTY HOMELESS STUDY

KENT COUNTY HOMELESS STUDY. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS FALL 2000. RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS. JEFF FROMMEYER – MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK CANDIDATE TAMMY L. HOLT – MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING CANDIDATE

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KENT COUNTY HOMELESS STUDY

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  1. KENT COUNTY HOMELESS STUDY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS FALL 2000

  2. RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS • JEFF FROMMEYER – MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK CANDIDATE • TAMMY L. HOLT – MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING CANDIDATE • DR. REX LAMORE - STATE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS • DR. JOHN SCHWEITZER- PROFESSOR OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS PROGRAM

  3. RESEARCH ADVISORS • ROBERT SCHIRADO - PLANNER, KENT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT • JAMES WINSLOW – HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR, KENT COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT • MICHAEL STACHOWIAK – HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SALVATION ARMY • BETTY ZYLSTRA- DIRECTOR OF BOOTH SERVICES, SALVATION ARMY

  4. KENT COUNTY HOMELESS STUDY • INTRODUCTION • DESCRIPTION OF DATA • RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSIS • RECOMMENDATIONS

  5. DESCRIPTION OF DATA • PERIOD OF DATA COLLECTION • PARTICIPATING SHELTERS • CLIENT INFORMATION SHEET (INTAKE FORM)

  6. CASA DE LA PAZ THE BRIDGE DOMESTIC CRISIS CENTER GUIDING LIGHT WOMEN’S MISSION HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ICCF FAMILY HAVEN MEL TROTTER MISSION RAMOTH HOUSE RECUPERATION CENTER RED CROSS THE SALVATION ARMY SENIOR NEIGHBORS WELL HOUSE PARTICIPATING SHELTERS

  7. PRIOR SHELTER HISTORY (INCLUDING MISSING DATA)

  8. PRIOR SHELTER HISTORY

  9. RECENT RESIDENCE

  10. HIGH SCHOOL / GED

  11. ATTENDED COLLEGE

  12. FAMILY COMPOSITION

  13. FAMILY SIZE

  14. AGE OF PRIMARY CLIENT • Mean age was 29.2 • Youngest was 9 • Oldest was 87 • 92% were younger than 46 years

  15. GENDER

  16. FAMILY RACE

  17. SOURCES OF FAMILY INCOME

  18. REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS IN PERCENT

  19. VETERAN HOUSEHOLD

  20. MOVED FROM SHELTER TO:

  21. RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSIS • QUANTIFYING HOMELESSNESS • OVERALL INCIDENTS • LENGTH OF STAY • RECIDIVISM • DEMOGRAPHIC CROSSTABS

  22. WAYS OF QUANTIFYING HOMELESSNESS • Incidents - indicated by intake forms • Single person or a family • Unique incident or recidivism • Unique ID’s • Length of stay: date left-date entered • Bed-Nights: (family size) x (length of stay)

  23. MEASURES OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD • 11,132 incidents in five years • 5,104 unique incidents • 2,005 individuals were recidivists • 6,028 repeated incidents • Family size mean = 2.2 • Length of stay averaged 9.5 days • Average incident used 20.9 bed-nights • 226,803 total bed-nights

  24. INCIDENTS OF HOMELESSNESS INVOLVING CHILDREN • 66% of the incidents involved children • 37%involved children under age 6 • 32% involved children aged 6-17 • 15% of the incidents were single children under age 18 • There were 14,211 children involved in homeless incidents • 129,240 bed-nights were used by children

  25. INCIDENTS OF HOMELESSNESSBY YEAR

  26. BED-NIGHTS BY YEAR

  27. LENGTH OF STAY • Average length was 9.5 days • Most frequent (18%) was 1 day • 61% stayed less than 1 week • 8% stayed more than 4 weeks

  28. LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) BY REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS

  29. LENGTH OF STAY BY SHELTER GROUP

  30. INCIDENTS OF HOMELESSNESS BY SHELTER GROUP

  31. REPEATED INCIDENTS OF HOMELESSNESS • Of the 11,132 incidents, 46% were one timers • 20% were persons who had two incidents • 15% had 5 or more incidents of homelessness in the five year period

  32. USE OF HOMELESS SHELTERS IN BED-NIGHTS BY RECIDIVISM

  33. PERCENT OF RECIDIVISM BY REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS

  34. RECIDIVISM BY GENDER

  35. RECIDIVISM BY RACE

  36. RECIDIVISM BY FAMILY COMPOSITION

  37. RECIDIVISM BY WHERE CLIENT MOVED TO • More Likely to Repeat Homeless Episode • Another shelter • Substance abuse treatment • Less Likely to Repeat • Out of town • Returned to last residence • VA facility

  38. NUMBERS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE BY RACE AND GENDER

  39. PERCENT OF HOMELESS MALES AND FEMALES BY RACE

  40. RECIDIVISM BY RACE AND GENDER

  41. RECOMMENDATIONS • INTAKE FORM • CHILDREN AS CUSTOMERS • REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS • PARTNERSHIPS

  42. INTAKE FORM • TRAINING FOR INTAKE WORKERS • EDUCATIONAL LEVEL- ENTER HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED • PRIMARY REASON FOR STAY CATEGORY - SPECIFY WHAT “OTHER” MEANS • SIZE OF FAMILY CATEGORY - REPLACE WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEKING SHELTER

  43. INTAKE FORM • INCLUDE A CATEGORY FOR REFERRING AGENCY, WALK-IN, POLICE DROP-OFF, ETC. • FAMILY COMPOSITION -COMPLETE A SEPARATE INTAKE FORM FOR EACH ADULT SEEKING SHELTER

  44. CHILDREN AS CUSTOMERS • 66% OF INCIDENTS INVOLVE CHILDREN • 37% OF INCIDENTS INVOLVE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6YRS. • HOW DO THESE CHILDREN PERCEIVE THEIR HOMELESS EXPERIENCE

  45. REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS • FINANCIAL - RECIDIVISM • DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE - RECIDIVISM • TANF - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES • LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS BEING PRODUCED

  46. PARTNERSHIPS • YOU CAN’T GO IT ALONE • NEED FOR A PATH TO STABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION (IF UNITS ARE AVAILABLE) • STRONG COOPERATION WITH DOMESTIC ASSUALT, MENTAL HEALTH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

  47. KENT COUNTY HOMELESS STUDY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS FALL 2000

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