HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-04; City Council; 21774; Authorizing Housing Trust Funds to Support North County Regional Winter ShelteCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
AB# 21,774 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF
$18,778 IN HOUSING TRUST FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL
WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM
DEPT. DIRECTOR
MTG. 11/4/14
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF
$18,778 IN HOUSING TRUST FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL
WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM
CITY ATTORNEY ffl
DEPT. CED
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF
$18,778 IN HOUSING TRUST FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL
WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM
CITY MANAGER /^kj^
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2014-256 authorizing the appropriation of $18,778 in Housing Trust
Funds to support the North County Regional Winter Shelter Program.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Alliance for Regional Solutions was formed in 2007 to develop a winter shelter program for Northern
San Diego County that would be a coordinated effort between local governments and social service
providers to address homeless needs during the winter months. A subcommittee of Alliance members
and staff representing ali North San Diego County cities developed a winter shelter program that has
provided shelter and case management services at four sites in Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and Escondido
over the last six years. The shelter system also includes small rotating sites in local churches by Catholic
Charities at La Posada de Guadalupe on Impala Drive.
A Homeless Management Information System is being used to collect data from all ofthe shelter sites.
The system provides information from case management of homeless persons including client outcome
assessments such as regular employment, successful rehabilitation and entry into transitional housing.
The program has generated widespread interest as a model for how regional cooperation between
government and public service agencies can address the need for winter homeless shelters.
The total proposed budget for the program this coming winter is $464,764. Cities are asked to share in
the program costs based on population. Carlsbad's proposed share ofthe cost $18,778, which represents
approximately 4 percent ofthe total budget and is the same amount approved for the program during
the first six years of operation. The request for funding, included as Exhibit 2, provides a summary of the
program and a list of proposed revenue sources and expenditures.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Appropriating the requested $18,778 will not have a significant impact on the Housing Trust Fund, which
as of September 30, 2014 had approximately $15.7 million in available funds.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Courtney Enriquez 760-434-2812 courtney.enriquez(S)carlsbadca.gov
FOR avr CLERKS USE ONLY.
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED
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Wort/? County Regional Winter Shelter Program
Nov. 18, 2014
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the
meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment,
or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution no. 2014-256 approving an appropriation and distribution of funds to
support the North County Regional Winter Shelter Program
2. Winter Funding Request
3. 2013-14 Alliance for Regional Solutions North County Winter Shelter Report.
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CAUFORNIA, TO AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $18,778 IN
4 HOUSING TRUST FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE NORTH COUNTY
REGIONAL WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM.
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g The City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as follows:
7 WHEREAS, The Alliance for Regional Solutions was formed to develop a North
8 County Regional Winter Shelter Program that would be a coordinated effort between local
^ governments and social service providers to address homeless needs during the winter months;
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WHEREAS, a subcommittee of Alliance members have worked with staff
representing all Northern San Diego County cities to develop a Winter Shelter Program that will
provide shelter at four sites in Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and Escondido; and
15 WHEREAS, the City Council has taken all testimony into account.
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
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Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. The Carlsbad City Council hereby authorizes the Administrative Services
Director to appropriate funds in the amount of eighteen thousand seven hundred and seventy
eight dollars ($18,778) from the Housing Trust Fund as a contribution to the Regional Winter
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appropriate documents needed to provide the contribution with prior approval of the City
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 11th day of November 2014, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Schumacher, Blackburn.
None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
^^^^;6!^MA ENGLESON/City Clerk
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Exhibit 2
Aff/flKce ror Regional Solutions
Alliance President
Don Stump
Executive Director
Nortii County Lifeline
200 Mictiigon Avenue
Vista, CA 92084
Alliance Mennbers
Bread of Life Rescue Mission
By His Grace Homeless
Outreacti
Brottier Benno Foundation
Casa de Amparo
Catlnolic Ctiorities
Community Housing Worl<s
Community Resource
Center
Foitti-bcsed Federal Credit
Union
Green Oak Roncti
Heritage Clinic
Interfaith Community
Services
Interfaith Shelter Network
League of Women's Voters
Mental Health America of
Son Diego
Mental Health Systems, Inc.
National Alliance on Mental
Illness
Neighborhood Healthcare
New Haven Youth 8.
Family Services
New Community Church
No. Co, Community Services
No. Co. Health Services
No. Co. Lifeline
No. Co. Serenity House
Operation Hope
P. E. R. T., Inc.
Regional Task Force on the
Homeless
Saint Clare's Home
San Diego SER Jobs for
Progress
Society of St, Vincent de
Paul
The Alpha Project/Casa
Rafael
The Fellowship Center
The Solvation Army
United Way of San Diego
Vista Community Clinic
Women's Resource Center
REGIONAL SHELTER SYSTEM FUNDING REQUEST - CARLSBAD
Executive Summary 9/16/2014
The Alliance for Regional Solutions is requesting that the City of Carlsbad contribute
$18,778 towards the eighth year of the regional winter shelter system serving
homeless populations in Northern San Diego County. This amount is the same as past
years and represents the city's "fair share", based on population, ofthe costs of
regional support services (case management, night security, data & evaluation, etc.).
The eighth year of this regional approach will focus on continuing to strengthen
transportation support for shelter residents, providing on-site psychiatric assessments,
services targeting chronically homeless, and implementing further best practices on a
region-wide basis.
As in past years, the goal ofthe regional homelessness shelter system is to provide
homeless individuals and families in North County with not only a safe haven during
the winter months, but to also provide the tools and motivation necessary to move
them towards self-sufficiency and their maximum level of independent and
responsible functioning. This includes a requirement that shelter participants not be
under the influence of alcohol or other drugs and that they demonstrate positive
progress through a case managed program that includes personal accountability.
Services under the proposed system will be provided for a total of 120 days at four
sites in Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista and Escondido, 90 days at small rotating North
Inland sites and 140 days at small rotating North Coastal sites, with a total capacity of
179 beds per night. The total eighth year budget for the regional system is $464,764
and includes funding from a variety of sources including EFSP, municipal and county
governments, and the private resources of shelter providers. The requested $18,778
represents 4 percent of the total budget for the proposed system. There is a deficit of
$51,976 for the upcoming season that will need to be raised by participating providers.
Staffing for the regional system includes a 7 month System Coordinator who will serve
as the single point of contact for the system operators and will provide coordination of
staff and volunteer training, and representation for the system in a variety of public
settings. Additional staffing plans include onsite case managers, night watch staff and
medical assessment staff that will assist shelter participants.
Data will be collected from all participating sites and entered into the Homeless
Management Information System for tracking, documentation and evaluation
purposes. Evaluators from the Regional Task Force on the Homeless will continue to
track the quantitative and qualitative aspects ofthe system performance and provide
a season end report on impacts. A copy ofthe report for last season is attached.
North County Winter Shelter Budget 2014-2015 Season
Revenue
Gity credits
Total System basic shelter
Source city share Status cost cost
- amounts raised by
Shelter Providers Gommitted $154,832.00 providers
- EFSP based on
EFSP Pending $52,733.00 prior year
City of Escondido 33,223 Gommitted $33,223.00
City of Oceanside 33,223 Gommitted $14,723.00 *18,500 city grants
Gity of Vista 18,778 Gommitted $0.00 *25,000 city grant
City of Carlsbad 18,778 Gommitted $18,778.00
City of San Marcos 14,450 Gommitted $0.00 ''es.OOO city grants
City of Encinitas 11,556 Gommitted $0.00 *17,000 city grant
City of Poway 10,111 Gommitted $10,111,00
City of Solana Beach 2,888 Pending $2,888,00
subtotal $287,288
*city grants
paid directly to
providers $125,500.00
Revenue Total $412,788.00
Expense
Item totals
Personnel
On-site Case Management
Night Watch
Personnel Total
$46,464,00
$63,000,00
$109,464.00
System Support
Regional Shelter Administration
Fiscal Agent
Evaluation
Fiscal Audit
System Support Total
$12,000.00
$7,100.00
$5,500.00
$1,000.00
$25,600.00
Shelter Costs
Shelter Management Personnel
Non-Personnel costs
Meals inkind
Shelter Costs Total
$166,206.00
$124,910.00
$31,384,00
$322,500.00
Supportive Services
Bus passes and other needs $7,200,00
Supportive Services Total $7,200.00
TOTAL WINTER SHELTER SYSTEIVI COSTS $464,764.00
Alliance for
Regional Solutions
Shelter Provided to the
Homeless in
North San Diego County
Winter Shelters
2013-2014
REGIONAL TASK FORCE
ON THE ^ HOMELESS
SAN DIEGO COUI
Repori prepared by:
Regional Task Force on the Homeless
4699 Murphy Canyon Road
San Diego, California 92123
858-292-7627
http://rtfhsd.org
July 2014
Acknowledgements
This report was prepared by the Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH), on behalf of the Alliance for
Regional Solutions (ARS).
The authors greatly appreciate the efforts of the member agencies and staff operating the ARS winter shelters. In
particular we would like to commend the data coUection and data entry staff, whose thoroughness and attention to detail
has made this report meaningful and rich.
In addition, the RTFH would like to acknowledge the Institute for Public Health (IPH) at San Diego State University,
The IPH prepared the winter shelter report for the past several seasons investing time and thought into the development
of a basic report template and analysis methodology. The authors would Uke to thank the IPH for sharing their
experience and enabUng the production of a timely report, consistent and comparable to prior pubUcations,
2013-14 ARS North County Winter Shelter Report
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Background 1
A. Data Collection 1
B. Data Analysis 1
C. Limitations 2
Results 2
A. Location and Length of Service 2
B. Demographic and Prior Living Situation Information 4
1. Information Collected from All Clients 4
2. Information Collected from Adult Clients 6
C. Income, Non-Cash Benefits, and Employment Situation 11
D. Primary Reason for Homelessness 13
E. Reason for Leaving the Shelter and Destination 16
F. 2012-13 Returning Clients 19
Summary 22
References 23
Appendix A - Data Tables 24
A. 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelter Clients 24
B. 2012-13 North San Diego Winter Shelter Returning Clients 37
Appendix B - Recommendations 40
2013-14 ARS North County Winter Shelter Report
Introduction
The Alliance for Regional Solutions (ARS) collected client shelter stay data during its 2013-2014 Winter
Shelter homeless services in North San Diego County. This report describes the number of clients that were
sheltered, the demographic characteristics of these clients, the reason for their homelessness, the length of
shelter provided to these clients, and what housing plans the clients had upon exiting the shelter program,
plus a brief review of clients served during both the 2012-2013 winter season and the 2013-2014 winter
season.
The ARS commissioned the Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH) to analyze the 2013-2014
winter shelter data. The data was entered by winter shelter staff into a secure online database and extracted
for analysis in June 2014,
Background
Each year in North San Diego County, six winter emergency shelters open up to provide shelter to the
homeless during the coldest of the winter months — primarily December through April, For the 2013-14
winter months, four of the six ARS shelters operated from the first of December 2013 through the end of
March 2014, one shelter began operation in late-October 2013 and ended in late-April 2014, and the sixth
began in mid-December 2013 and ended in mid-April 2014,
During the 2013-14 winter season there were four stationary ARS shelters: Escondido Emergency Shelter
(Haven House) in Escondido, Operation Hope in Vista, Bread of Life in Oceanside and La Posada de
Guadalupe in Carlsbad, There were also two rotating ARS shelters, Interfaith Shelter Network North Coastal
and Interfaith Shelter Network North Inland, with member congregations each hosting a shelter for two
weeks,
A. Data Collection
Shelter staff collected information about the residents that stayed in their shelter. This information
included client demographics and information such as reason for homelessness, reasons for leaving the
shelter, and planned destination upon exiting. The staff members entered the data into a secure online
homeless management information system (HMIS) database called ServicePoint. In June 2014 the RTFH
created a data extraction report within ServicePoint and downloaded the winter shelter data into a collection
of Microsoft Excel worksheets. Data represents ARS winter shelter program entries recorded in ServicePoint
as of June 1, 2014.
B. Data Analysis
The RTFH imported the Microsoft Excel data into Microsoft Access for maniptilation. The numbers for
this report were produced directly from the Microsoft Access database although some frequencies and
crosstabs analyses were performed using SPSS, a statistical package, after importing data from Microsoft
Access into SPSS,
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C. Limitations
Any time data is collected there can be errors in the data collection or the data entry processes. During
collection, data may not be completely collected, or it may be recorded erroneously or, in cases of clients
already in the data system, changes in data may not be fiJly updated in the database. The error rate for data
collection and data entry for this data set is largely unknown. A third limitation is that most questions
primarily rely upon client self-report, which may or may not be truthful. Self-report, however, is often the
only method available.
Lastly, yet importantly, these findings apply only to the persons who used these winter shelters, not to the
homeless population at large in North San Diego or to all sheltered clients in San Diego, Whether or not
these sheltered clients were similar to those served in other winter shelters in San Diego or to the general
homeless population was not examined.
Results
A total of 438 unique individuals received shelter from the six 20D-14 North San Diego ARS
Winter Shelters (see Table 1). The four large Alliance North San Diego Shelters provided shelter service to
384 umque individuals —88% of the total number served (La Posada de Guadalupe, Operation Hope, Bread
of Life, and Haven House),
A. Location and Length of Service
A total of 179 ARS beds were available to temporarily house homeless individuals in the North San
Diego area during the winter months (Table 1). Together these beds enabled 18,683 bed-nights to be
provided to the 455 clients served (duplicated count). Program utilization (bed-nights used / bed-nights
available) ranged from 53% to 108% (utilization data not shown).
The 438 unique clients stayed in the North San Diego Winter Shelters for an average of 44
nights, although the number of nights ranged from 1 to 136. About fifty-four percent (54% of the
cUents were sheltered for 30 nights or less, forty-sis percent (46%) for more than 30 nights.
Seventeen of the 438 cUents (4%) utilized more than one shelter provider during the season, and 68 of
the clients (16%) exited and re-entered the North County Winter Shelter system more than once during the
season (not graphed).
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Table 1. Shelter Capacity and Shelter Provided, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
Program Name Program Capacity Shelter Provided Program Name Number of
Number o) Operating Bed-Nights Bed-Nights Total Clients
Clients served Beds! Nights^ Available ^ Used-I Sheltered'
Interfaith Shelter Network Coastal 12 181 2,172 1,892 41
Men, D/omen and families
Interfaith Shelter Network Inland 12 118 1,416 1,016 30
Men, women andfamilies
La Posada de Guadalupe 20 121 2,420 1,277 103
Men
Operation Hope 45 121 5,445 4,694 71
Families and women
Bread of Life 50 121 6,050 5,254 132
Men and women
Haven House 40 121 4,840 4,550 78
Men and women
Total 179 ~ 22,343 18,683 438«
' Number reported by project staff,
- Dates of operation reported by project staff; actual operating nights calculated based on first entry and last exit in HMIS for each program,
^ The number of beds times the number of operating nights.
One person staying one night is a bed-night. In one case the number of bed-nights used is greater than the number of beds available due unknown
reasons,
^ Unduplicated per program only,
^ Total unduplicated count for all programs; total differs than the individual program counts added together because some cUents received services
from more than one program.
1 Night
Graph 1
Number of Nights of Shelter per Client,
2013-14 North San Dlego Winter Shelters
(n=438 clients)
2-5 6-10Nigfits 11-20 Nights 21-30 Nights 31-60 Nights 61-90 Nights 91-178 Nights
Nights
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B. Demographic and Prior Living Situation Information
Demographic and prior living situation information for the clients served is presented below. The
information presented below includes only persons who responded to each question and excludes missing values or responses of
Unknown, Don't Know and Refused.
1. Information Collected from All Clients
As seen in the graphs that follow, most sheltered individuals were males and Non-Hispanic/Latino
(Graphs 2 and 3). The large majority (72%) was identified as Caucasian (White) followed distantly by
African-American (Graph 4).
Graph 2
Gender of Clients Sheltered,
2013-2014 North San Diego
Winter Shelters
(n=438 clients)
Female
37%
Male
63%
Graph 3
Ethnicity of Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego
Winter Shelters
(n=428 clients with information)
Hispanic/Latino,
27%
Non-Hispanic /
Non-Latino,
73%
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don't
Know" or "Refused" were not included in the total
72%
Graph 4
Primary Race of Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=428 clients with information)
White Black/ African
American
American
Indian/Alaskan
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian/Other
Pacific Islander
Other
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don't Know" or "Refused" were not included in the total.
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In total, almost one-third (33%) of clients sheltered were over the age of 50 years, and children 17 years
or younger made up 15% of those served (Graph 5). The two age group categories with the greatest
proportion of individuals were 41-50 years with 24%, and 51-60 years with 24% of clients sheltered.
Graph 5
Age Groups of Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=438 clients)
33%*
Years Years Years Years
' Age al first program entry during the 2013-2014 shelter season,
* Percentages do not add up to l(}()"/o due to rounding; Categones over aged 50 add to 3.3'^^) when adding non-rounded values.
Over one-quarter (26%) of aU clients entered a shelter as a part of a family group (Graph 6), Most (71%) of
the families with children were headed by a single adult female, while only 5% were headed by a single adult
male (Graph 7).
Graph 6
Entered with Family
Sheltered Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters
(n=438 clients)
Graph 7
Head of Household for
Families with Children Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters (n=33 familes with children)
Two
Adults^
24% _
Single
Father* __L
5%
Single
Mother'^
71%
'I'amily' includes persons m multi-adult households and persons in '
households with children, -
The 'No' category includes persons entering as individuals, and includes one
person whose first entry dunng the season was as a single adull, but
subsequently enlered wilh a child, '
One adull female per household with child(ren).
One core household was two different lypes during the season —
initially a Singie Mother with children, with a subsequent entry with
Two Adults, Household is counted as a Single Mother in the chart.
One adult female and one adult male per household wilh child(ren).
One adult male per household with child(ren).
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Over one-quarter (27%) of the families with children were comprised of two people — an adult and a
child — while 18% were made up of five or six individuals (Graph 8),
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Graph 8
Family Size of Households with Children Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters,
(n=33 families with children)
39%
27%
15% 15% • IH • 3% ;7;;;;;3
mm •• • 2 people 3 people 4 people* 5 people* 6 people
* One core household was initially a four person household, wilh a subsequent entry including five members. I'irst entry was
selected here, and is included in the four person category,
2. Information Collected from Adult Clients
Some demographic information was collected only for adult clients aged 18 and older. Of adult clients
with veteran status information recorded, 8% indicated prior mOitary service (Graph 9), This is down from
10% in the previous 2012-13 season (Alliance for Regional Solutions, June 2013). While the reason for the
reduction cannot be derived from existing ARS data, it could be hypothesized that the recent emphasis on
housing homeless veterans is in fact showmg some success.
Graph 9
Military History
of Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=365 adults with information)^
Yes, 8%
No, 92%
' Percent of the total number with informaUon; responses of "Don't
Know," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were not included in the
lotal.
Graph 10
Pregnant Adult Female
Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=125 adult females with information)^
Yes, 4%
No, 96%
Percent of the tolal number with information; responses of "Don't
Know," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were nol included in the
total.
Of the 125 adult female clients for whom pregnancy status was recorded, 4% were identified as pregnant
(Graph 10),
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Over one-half (54%) of adult chents served by the North County winter shelters were identified as single
(unmarried) (Graph 11). Ten-percent (12%) were married, and 2% were co-habitating. Over one-quarter
(28%) were either divorced or separated, and 4% were widowed.
Graph 11
IVlarital Status of Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-2014 North San Diego
Winter Shelters
(n=366 clients with information)^
Divorced, 21%
Single, 54%
Married, 12%
Separated, 7% Co-Habitating, 2%
Widowed, 4%
' Percent of the total number with intormation; responses of 'T)on't Know," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were not
included in the total.
Sixteen percent (16%) of the adults who responded reported being a victim of domestic violence (Graph
12), When examined by gender, more than one-third (37%) of the female adults and 4% of the male adults
reported being victims of domestic violence (Graph 13),
Graph 12
Domestic Violence Victim,
Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=364 adults with information)^
Yes, 16%
No, 84%
Percent of the tolal number wilh information; responses of "Don't
Know," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were nol included in the
lotal.
Graph 13
Domestic Violence Victims by Gender,
Adult Sheltered Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n= 126 females, 238 males with
information)''
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
37%
4%
Adult Females Adult Males
' Percent of the total number with information; responses of 'T)on't
Know," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were not included in the total.
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About five out of every ten adult cHents (49%) reported having a disabling condition (Graph 14), Mental
Health Problem was most frequent (52% of those reporting), followed by Physical/medical disabihty (49%),
alcohol abuse (30%), drug abuse (24%), and a chronic health condition (10%) (Graph 16). Some reported a
developmental disability (8%), 'other' (3%), or HIV/AIDS (1%).
Of cUents with a disability type recorded, the majority (42%) reported only one type of disability while 35%
reported two types, and 14% reported three disability types (Graph 15),
Yes, 49%
Graph 14
Disabled Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters
(n=370 adults with information)''
No, 51%
1 Percent of the tolal number wilh information; responses of "Don't
Know," or "Refused" were not included in the total.
Graph 15
Number of Disability Types Recorded,
Disabled Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=160 adults with information) ^
Two
.Types,
35%
One Type,
42%
Three
Types,
14%
Total unduplicated persons for whom it was recorded that 'YES' they
had a disabling condition and a disability type was recorded.
80%
60%
40%
20%
Graph 16
Disability Types Entered for Adults Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=181 adults with a Disabling Condition)
Physical/ Mental Alcohol Drug
Medical Health Abuse* Abuse*
Problem
Chronic Develop-
Health mental
Condition Disability
Other HIV/AIDS Type Not
Recorded
Percent responding to each disability type among those for whom it was recorded that "YP'S' they had a disabling condilion.
Percentages sum lo greater than the number disabled and greater than 100",'(i because clients may repori more than one disability type,
K" (I reported both alcohol and drug abuse
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About one in five (21%) adult clients were identified as "chronically homeless" by shelter staff (Graph 17),
Generally speaking, chronic homelessness is characteri2ed by extended or frequent homelessness (living on the
streets or in emergency shelters) plus the presence of a long-term disabling condition (Graph 17, footnote 1).
This season, just about one-fifth (18%) of those client records flagged as "chronically homeless" were also
flagged with the presence of a disabling condition. However, as recorded by project staff, a number of
chronically homeless individuals do not appear to meet the HUD definition due to a greater number of
chronically homeless versus the number with a disabling condition. In brief, while 21% of adults were
identified as chronically homeless, only 18% of adtJts met both the duration of homelessness required by
HUD and had a disabling condition recorded in HMIS (Graph 18).
Nonetheless, information from other sources state that the chronically homeless spend a long period of
time - often years - either living in shelters or on the streets or cycling between hospitals, emergency rooms,
jails, prisons, and mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities. The chronically homeless have also
been shown to be very expensive in terms of the public systems of care, although they may only represent a
small percentage of the entire homeless population (National Alliance to End Homelessness, March 2007).
Graph 17
Chronic Homelessness
of Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=372 adults with information) ^
Yes, 21%
No, 79%
Graph 18
Chronic Homelessness plus Disabling
Condition among Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=370 adults with information)
Yes, 18%
No, 82%
As recorded by project staff, the number and
percentage of chronically homeless individuals do
not appear to meet the HUD definition due to a
greater number of chronically homeless versus the
number with a disabling condition,
HUD definition: (1) an unaccompanied homeless
individual with a disabling condition who has been
continuously homeless for a year or more, or has
had at least four episodes of homelessness in the
past three years, OR (2) a person in a family with
children with at least one adult member meeting the
previous disability & homelessness criteria outlined
in (1), A disability is further defined as "a
diagnosable substance abuse disorder, a serious
mental illness, developmental disability, or chronic
physical illness or disability, including the co-
occurrence of two or more of these conditions" and
it must "limit an individual's abilit)' to work or
perform one or more activities of daily living," (US
Department of Housing and Urban Development,
September 2007; updated to include families,
January 2011),
Percent of the total number with information;
responses of "Don't Know," "Refused," or
missing/not recorded were not included in the total.
In this analysis, all adults were included without
consideration for family status.
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Information about education levels were coUected for aU cUents, however for this report only information
about adults is described (Graph 19). Data coUected by project staff show that the majority (77%) of adult
cUents have graduated from high school, attained a GED, or have coUege experience, and 10% have completed
some sort of coUege degree (Graph 21), Only 6% have less than 9* grade education.
Graph 19
Highest Level of Education Attained among Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-2014 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=366 adults with information) ^
40%
30%
20%
10% 6%
0%
Sth grade
or less
31%
7%
grade
11%
grade
9%
22%
I 5% 7%
Bit.. I 3%
GED High School Some Associate's Bachelor's Master's or
Diploma College, Post- or other Degree higher
sec, College
VOC/trade Degree
school
' Percent of the lotal number wilh information; responses of "Don't Know," "Refused," or missing/not recorded were not included in the lotal.
Information describing their Uving situation the night before entry into a shelter program was recorded for
most adult cUents (Graph 20), The most commonly reported Uving situation was a 'place not meant for human
habitation' (41%) and represents locations such as on the street, in a car, in an abandoned buUdmg, in a field,
under a highway overpass, or any other sinular place. The next most commonly reported prior Uving situations
were 'Uving with friends (10%), Uving in a 'rental house' (9%), and emergency shelter (8%).
Graph 20
Living Situation Prior to First Shelter Night for Sheltered Adult Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=371 adults with information) ^
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Place Not Meant for Habitation
Living With Friends
Rental House/Apartment (no subsidy)
Emergency Shelter or Hotel/ Motel with Voucher
Hotel/ Motel without Emergency Voucher
Living With Family
Other
Substance Abuse Treatment Center
Hospital
Owned by Client (no subsidy)
Transitional Housing for Homeless
Permanent Housing for Formerly Homeless
Psychiatric hospital or facility
' Percent ot lhe total number wilh information; responses of "Don'l Know," or "Refused" were nol included in the total,
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in
More than three-quarters (78%) of adult cUents providing information about their zip code of last
permanent residence (90 days or longer) reported Uving within Northem San Diego County, primarily in
Oceanside (27%), Escondido (21%), and Vista (9%) (Graph 21). The large majority of aU adult cUents reported
their location of last permanent residence as being •within the state of CaUfornia (99%),
Graph 21
Zip Code of Last Pennanent Residence, Sheltered Adult Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=372 adults with information)^'^
30% T 27%
78% From North
Coastal or Inland
98% From
San Diego County
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don't Know," "Refused" or invalid zip codes were not included in the total,
Nol graphed (4% of the total): Alpine, Bonsall, Cardiff, Chula Vista, Dulzura, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lakeside, National City, Pauma Valley, Valley
('enter, Warner Springs, and outside the state of California, See Table 18 in the Appendix for the full breakdown.
C. Income, Non-Cash Benefits, and Employment Situation
Information regarding whether or not income and/or non-cash benefits had been received within the 30 days
prior to program entry was recorded for only a small proportion of adults served (25%). Of those with a
response, 28% of adult cUents responded "Yes' to the question of "Income from any source in the past 30 days?"
and 72% responded 'No' (Graph 22). In response to the question "Non-cash benefits received in the past 30
days?" 38% responded 'Yes' while 62% responded 'No' (Graph 23). CUents responding that they had received
income most commonly noted SSI, eamed income, SSDI, Social Security retirement income, and general
assistance as the sources (Graph 24). Concerning non-cash benefits, 89% of those who responded 'Yes' indicated
receiving food stamps, and only 11% reported another source. (Note that winter shelter income data has
historicaUy been unreUable due to limitations of the data source, and a large number with no income information.
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Graph 22
Income Received In Past 30 Days,
at First Entry Adult Sheltered Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=94 adults with information)^
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
T 72%
Wh- •'•"
|H^I.-J,:, ,j
28%
No Yes
Percent of lhe lolal for whom information is known;
missing/not recorded information not included in total.
Graph 23
Non-Cash Benefits In Past 30 Days,
at First Entry Adult Sheltered Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=367 adults with information)^
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
62%
38%
1—_ ,
No Yes
Percent of the total for whom information is known; missing/not recorded
information nol included m lolal.
Graph 24
Income Sources at First Entry for Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=26 adults reporting income in past 30 days)^'^
' Percent oul ofthe unduplicated lolal number with 'Income from Any Source Within .^0 Days?' response - "Yes"
' Unduplicated lolal; percentages sum lo more as clients could repori more than one lype of income.
This year, the amount of income received from various income sources was recorded by staff
Among the 26 adults reporting income within the past 30 days, income amounts ranged from a
mimmum of |600 to a maximum of |3,117 from aU sources (Table 2), The median value was $900 and
the average across cUents receiving income was |1,235, It should be noted that income amounts in
HMIS can be misleading due to a lack of consistency in recording start and end dates, however an
attempt was made to exclude very old, obviously out-dated records, such as unemployment benefits
beginning prior to the faU of 2011, and counted only the most recent entry for multiple records of a
single income source type.
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Table 2. Income Amount of Adult CUents Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=26 adults with income amounts reported)
Summary of Income Amounts Reported'
Minimum Maximum Median Average
1600 $3,117 $900 11,235
Income amounts from all sources totaled for each client. If multiple entries per source exists, only the
start date is included; excludes unemployment benefits with a start date pnor to October 2011.
amount from the most recent mcomc
Only eleven percent (11%) adult cUents reported current employment during the season (Graph 25),
Of those, 57% reported having permanent work, while 43% were temporary or seasonal workers (data
not graphed). Of the unemployed cUents, nearly seven out of ten (71%) reported that they were looking
for work (Graph 26),
Graph 25
Current Employment Status
of Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=367 adults with information)^
Yes, 11%
No, 89%
Graph 26
"Looking for Work?"
Unemployed Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=273 unemployed adults with
information)^
No, 29%
' Percent of the total forwhom information is known; missing/not
recorded information not included in lotal.
Yes. 71%
Percent of the total forwhom infonnation is known; missing/not
recorded information not included in total.
D. Primary Reason for Homelessness
Among the adult cUents served in the North County Winter Shelters during the 2013-2014 season, the
most often cited primary reason for homelessness was unemployment at 21% (Graph 27), This rate of 21% is
a decrease over the prior season's rate of unemployment reported at 30% for adults served in the North
Count)' Winter Shelters during 2012-13 (AUiance for Regional Solutions, June 2013), The third most
commonly reported reason was underemployment/low income at 10%, possibly indicating that more people
are being employed, but at a non-Uving wage. The remaining other reasons reported in 2013-14 were varied
with the inabiUty to pay rent or mortgage (17%) and Family Issues (6%),
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la
Graph 27
Primary Reason for Homelessness of Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=372 adults with information)^'^
Unemployment (loss of job)
Unable to Pay Rent/Mortgage
Underemployment/low income
Family Issues
Substance Abuse
Addiction
IVIedical Condition
Moved to Seek Work (or new to area)
Substandard Housing
Divorce
Mental Health
Evicted
No Affordable Housing
Jail/Prison (Release from Institution)
Domestic Violence
Physical/Mental Disabilities
Personal Choice
0% 10% 20% 30%
Percent of the total for whom information is known; responses of "Unknown" or missing/not recorded were not included in the total.
Nol graphed; Family/Personal Illness (1%), Mortgage Foreclosure (l"'ii), Other (!"/«), Ixiss of Public Assistance (<1%), and Natural Disaster (<l"/o).
In order to better understand the population being served by North County winter shelters, several
responses were coUapsed into a proxy describing an 'economic reason' for homelessness. These responses
included: unemployment (loss of fob), underemployment I low income, unable to paj rent I mortgage, no affordable housing,
mortgage foreclosure, evicted, or loss of Public Assistance. Over one-half (56%) of the adults who reported a known
primary reason for homelessness cited an economic reason (Graph 28), This is a sUght decrease from the prior
season in which 58% cited an economic reason for homelessness (AUiance for Regional Solutions, June 2013),
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When comparing adults shekered without children, to adults sheltered as part of a family with children,
those with children cited an economic reason for homelessness somewhat more frequently than the adults
without children (74% versus 54% respectively) (Graph 29).
Graph 28
Economic Reason for Homelessness,''
Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=372 adults with information)^
Yes, 56%
No, 44%
See page 14 for 'Economic Reason' response cnteria.
Total and percent of the lolal number with information; responses of
"Unknown" or missing/nol recorded were nol included in the lotal.
Graph 29
Economic Reason for Homelessness^ by
Household Type,
Adult Clients Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=369 adults with information)^
74% ,
Single Adult
or In Adult-Only Family
Adult in Family
with Children
See page 14 for 'Economic Reason' response criteria.
Total and perceni of adults with informadon by entry Svilh at least one
child' versus without accompanying child (ren); children are < 17 years
of age; missing/nol recorded information and responses of "Unknown"
reason for homelessness were excluded from the lolal.
Of the 43 famiUes with children sheltered, 33 households reported information describing their primary
reason for homelessness. Of these, the proportion citing an economic reason for homelessness varied by
family-type (from 74% among the 17 sUigle-mother households to 88% of two-parent households, and 100%
of the two single-father households); however the difference was not statisticaUy significant (Graph 30).
Graph 30
Economic Reason for Homelessness^ by Household Type,
Families with Children Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=33 families with information)^ '
100%
88%
Single Father Two Adults Single Mother
See page 14 for 'Economic Reason' response crileria.
t otal and percent of households with children in each family type with information; missing/not recorded information and responses of "Unknown"
reason for homelessness were excluded from the lolal.
One household wilh children was headed by a Single Mother early in lhe season and later re-entered headed by Two Adults. The first entry was selected
for this analysis, resulting in this household being represented in the n=25 'Single Mother' category here.
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It should be noted that persons are often homeless for a variety of reasons and may or may not state the
most underlying or meaningful reason for their homelessness. For instance, a person suffering from a major
mental illness may indicate 'unemployment' as the reason for their homelessness when the real issue may be an
inabiUty to get treatment for their mental health or an inabiUty to maintain regular employment due to their
mental illness.
E, Reason for Leaving the Shelter and Destination
upon preparing to leave the winter shelter, reasons for ending the shelter stay were noted by case
managers (Graph 31). The most frequentiy reported response was that cUents completed the program (23%),
and the next most common reason for lea'ving the shelter was that cUents reached the maximum time aUowed
in the program (15%). For 13% of cUents, their reason for leaving was 'unknown/disappeared' as cUents
simply did not reappear for services. A combined ten percent (10%) were either non-compUant with program
rules or disagreed with rules or persons.
Graph 31
Reason for Leaving at Last ExW, Sheltered Clients,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=427 clients) ^
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
23%
• 15%__
14% 13%
J±tl H 8% 8% jo/^
mm •
6% 4%
1%
'eo °ns
' Reason for leaving at last exit from North County Winter Shelters,
- Not graphed: Criminal Activity/Violence (<1%),
• Olher reason descriptions could be categorized as follows: (1) Employed, (1) Legal, (2) Medical, (2) No Room in Shelter, (7) Non Compliance, (1)
Working Late, and (21) were missing values.
It should be noted that staff were instructed to select 'Completed Program' when the cUent met the self-
sufficiency benchmarks of having earned income, and safe, stable housing. Therefore, 'Left for Housing
Oppormnity' before completing the program would be selected for cUents transferring to another housing
program (e.g.. Transitional Housing), or other housing situation, without meeting the program's self-sufficiency
definition.
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As reported, just under one-third (30%) of the cUents did not know where they were going to go after
lea-ving the winter shelter, or they knew but did not report this information to the case managers (Graph 32).
The rest of the cUents had some type of destination, most often an emergency shelter (15%), a transitional
housing program (8%), or renting a room, house or apartment without subsidy (8%), Five percent (5%) were
going to stay with friend on a temporary basis, and another five percent (5%) were planning to stay with family,
temporarily. Eleven percent reported that they were leaving for a 'place not meant for human habitation,' In
total 58% specified a place where they would go that did not include 'a place not meant for human habitation'
and specificaUy, a combined 29% reported going into rental housing, staying with family or friends (temporarily
or permanently), or moving to permanent housing for formerly homeless persons.
Graph 32
Destination After Leaving Shelter\
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=438 clients)2.'
Don't Know / Refused / Missing / Other-unknown
Emergency Shelter
Places Not Meant for Habitation
Transitional Housing for Homeless
Rental by Client (No Subsidy)
Rental by Client (with Non-VASH Subsidy)
Staying with Friends, Temporarily
Staying with Family, Temporarily
Staying with Family (Permanent)
Hotel/Motel Without Emergency Voucher
Other
Permanent Housing for Formerly Homeless
Jail, Prison/Juvenlle Detention
Staying with Friends (Permanent)
40%
' Destination upon last exit from North County Winter Shelters,
- Percent of the lolal number of clients; Includes 107 "Don'l Know," 21 "Missing," and 2 "Refused"
' Not graphed: Safe Haven (1%), Substance Abuse/Treatment Center (1%), Mental Health Facility (<1%), Rental by Client (VASH) (<1%), and Hospital (non-
psychialric (<l"/o).
A closer look at the destination of cUents in families with children showed about two-thirds of persons (62%)
reported going into rental housing, staying with family or friends, or going to permanent supportive housing
(Graph 33). A fairly large proportion (39%) were rented by the cUent with or without a subsidy. Although the
exact influence is not known, it is hoped that the shelter staff helped Unk most cUents to a safe place to stay.
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Graph 33
Destination Upon Leaving Shelter'',
Clients Sheltered as Part of a Family with Children,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=92 clients)
Rental by Client (No Subsidy)
Rental by Client (with non-VASH Subsidy)
Staying with Family (Temporary)
Emergency Shelter
Don't Know
Staying with Friends (Temporary)
Staying with Family (Permanent)
Hotel/Motel Without Emergency Voucher
Place Not Meant for Human Habitation
Jail, Prison, or Juvenile Detention Facility
• 9%
8%
5%
• 7%
• 7%
3%
3%
1%
0% 10%
20%
19%
20% 30%
' Destination upon last exit from North County Winter Shelters,
- Percent of the lolal number of clients; Includes 9 "Don't Know,"
^ Percentages sum to other than l(K)"/,i due to rounding.
According to data recorded by program staff in HMIS, the housing status of many cUents appears to have
improved foUowing their stay in the North County Winter Shelters with 39% considered Stably Housed upon
their last exit (Graph 34). Most cUents (88%) were UteraUy homeless at their first entry with only 57% UteraUy
homeless upon their last exit from the shelter programs. Nonetheless, it is apparent that winter shelters alone
are not adequate to end homelessness for many individuals.
Graph 34
'Housing Status' of Clients Sheltered^
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(Clients with information)^
At First Entry
(n=437)
At Last Exit
(n=437)
i« Stably Housed
Unstably Housed & at Risk
• Imminently Losing Housing
• Literally Homeless
r. Don't Know
1-Iousing Status' a,s recorded by project staff
Perceni of the lotal number of clients with information; Includes "Don't Know" responses, bul excludes 1 not
recorded al first cntr)', and 1 nol recorded al last exit
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F. 2012-13 Retuming Clients
To get a more complete view of those being served by North San Diego Winter Shelters, the Ust of cUents
receiving shelter service during the 2013-2014 season was compared to that from the previous 2012-2013
season. In aU, 13% (59) of this season's 438 cUents were also served during the prior 2012-2013 season, 52
adults and 7 children (not graphed).
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of returning cUents were male (Graph 35), nearly one-third of them were aged
51-60 years (31%), and 42% were over age 50 (Graph 37). Among the adults, 6% were identified as rruUtary
veterans (Graph 36).
Graph 35
Gender of Returning Clients^ Sheltered,
2012-13 & 2013-14
North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=59 clients)
Female,
27%
Male, 73%
Clients with shelter slay(s) during the 2012-13 season returning for
shelter stay(s) during the 201.3-14 season.
Graph 36
IVIilitary History of Returning Adult
Clients^ Sheltered, 2012-13 & 2013-14
North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n= 52 adults with information)^
Yes, 6%
No, 94%
' Clients wilh shelter stay(s) during the 2012-13 season returning for
shelter stay(s) during the 2013-14 season,
^ Perceni of the total number with information; responses of "Don't
Know," or "Refused" were not included in the total.
Graph 37
Age Groups of Returning Clients^ Sheltered,
2012-13 & 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=59 clients) 42%
.'\ge at first program entry during the 2013-14 shelter season.
(Clients with shelter stay(s) during the 2012-13 season returning for shelter stay(s) during the 2013-14 shelter season.
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A disabUng condition was recorded for more of the retuming cUents in the most recent 2013-14 season
compared to the 2012-13 season (56% versus 35% respectively) (Graph 38), AdditionaUy, a greater proportion
of these cUents were identified by program staff as being chronicaUy homeless in the 2013-14 season compared
to the 2012-13 season (35% versus 33% respectively) (Graph 39),
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Graph 38
Disabilty by Season,
Returning Adult Clients^ Sheltered
2012-13 & 2013-14
North San Diego WinterShelters
(n=52 adults with information both seasons)^
56%
35%
Disabled
2012-2013 Season
Disabled
2013-2014 Season
' Adult clienis with shelter stay(,s) during the 2012-13 season returning for shelter siay(s) during the 2013-
14 season.
- Percent of the total number wilh information in both seasons; responses of "Don't Know," or
"Refused" were not included in the lolal.
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Graph 39
Chronic Homelessness by Season,
Returning Adult Clients^ Sheltered
2012-13 & 2013-14
North San Diego WinterShelters
(n=52 adults)
Chronically Homeless
2012-2013 Season
/o
^j^Jhi^.^.^ ^j^Jhi^.^.^ ^j^Jhi^.^.^ ^j^Jhi^.^.^
Chronically Homeless
2013-2014 Season
Adult clients with shelter stay(s) during the 2012-13 season returning for shelter stay(s) during
the 2013-14 season.
A review of the primary reason for homelessness among returning cUents showed frequent variation
between reasons cited upon entry in 2012-13 compared to entry in 2013-14, but no strong trends were
identified (Graph 40), The same was true for destination at last exit (Graph 41).
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Graph 40
Primary Reason for Homelessness by Season,
Returning Adult Clients^ Sheltered,
2012-13 & 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(adults with information)^
Unemployment (Loss of Job)
Other
Family Issues
Under-employment (Low Income)
Jail/Prison (Release from Institution)
Addiction
Divorce
Mental Health
No Affordable Housing
Physical/Mental Disabilities
Substance Abuse
Unable to Pay Rent/Mortgage
Evicted
Family/Personal Illness
Medical Condition
Moved to Seek Work/New to Area
Criminal Activity
Domestic Violence
12012-13 (n=52)
,.,reason cited last year
• 2013-14 (n=52)
.,.reason cited this year
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Adult clients with shelter stay(s) dunng the 2012-13 season returning for shelter stay(s) during the 2013-14 season.
Perceni of the tolal number with information; responses of "Unknown" were not included in the season totals.
Graph 41
Destination Upon Leaving Shelter by Season, Returning Clients^ Sheltered,
2012-13 & 2013-14 North San Diego WinterShelters
(n=59 clients)^
Don't Know
Staying with Friends, Temporarily
Emergency Shelter
Rental by Client (No Subsidy)
Staying with Family, Temporarily
Places Not Meant for Habitation
Transitional Housing for Homeless
Staying with Family (Permanent)
Staying with Friends (Pemianent)
Hotel/Motel Without Emergency Voucher
Substance Abuse Treatment/Detoxification Center
Other
Rental by Client (with Non-VASH Subsidy)
2012-2013
,,,where they went last year
2013-2014
,..where they went this year
30% 40%
-^dull cUents wilh shelter slay(s) dunng the 2012-13 season returning for shelter stay(s) during the 2013-14 season.
Destination upon last exit from North County Winter Shelters,
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Summary
The North San Diego ARS Winter Shelters provided shelter service to 438 unique individuals during the
2013-14 winter shelter season, most of whom also reported that their most recent permanent residence was in
the North San Diego County area. Most often, shelter recipients were male, Non-Hispanic, Caucasian, and not
part of a family. The most commonly sheltered age groups were 41-50 and 51-60 years. Many reported
disabiUties such as physical disabiUty, mental illness, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse among others. In addition,
more than one-third of the women reported being a domestic violence victim. Both disabiUties and domestic
violence have been linked to homelessness (Burt, December 1999 and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Febmary 2007). Unemployment and underemployment continues to rank highly as adult cUents'
primary reason for homelessness.
Most of the sheltered cUents reported leaving the program for housing or another opportunity that
included housing (such as emergency shelter or transitional housing), even if temporary in nature. Given that
these winter shelters are emergency in nature -with limited periods of operation, and often serve cUents for very
short times, these results show that more than half of the cUents exit •with a plan and have accompUshed some
goals that may help prevent homelessness in the future.
The large majority of cUents (87%) served in the 2013-2014 season had not been served at a North San
Diego ARS Winter Shelter the prior year, suggesting that the -winter shelters and associated services meet an
important need - assisting the newly homeless, not just the long term, repeat homeless cUent. Similarly, this
finding also impUes that the persons who needed these shelters in the previous year were either not in the area,
or did not need the service in the current year. Among the 13% of cUents served in the 2013-14 season that
has been sheltered the previous year in the North San Diego ARS Winter shelter system, most were male
adults, not part of a family, and just under one-half were over the age of 50 years. Returning cUents were more
Ukely to have been identified as chronicaUy homeless persons in the second season compared to the prior year.
Further research such as tracking cUents after exit would be necessary to correcdy analyze potential trends over
time.
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References
Burt, M.R., et, al. "Homelessness: Programs and the People they Serve: Findings of the National Survey of
Homeless Assistance Providers and CUents" (December 1999),
http://'www.urban.org/pubUcations/310291.html accessed 4/30/09, pg. 30-31.
National AlUance to End Homelessness, "Chronic Homelessness Brief (March 2007),
http: //www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/1060 accessed 5-2-09.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, "HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs, Defining
Chronic Homelessness: A technical Guide for HUD Programs" (September 2007),
http://-www.hudhre.info/documents/DefiningChionicHomeless.pdf accessed 5-17-12, pg 3-4.
AUiance for Regional Solutions, "Services Provided to the Homeless in North County Winter Shelters 2012-
2013", (June 2012).
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Appendix A — Data Tables
A. 2013-14 North San Diego Wititer Sheher Clients
Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Clients Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters (n=438 clients)
Demographic Characteristic Number Percent'
Gender
Male 275 63%
Female 163 37%
Primary Race
White 309 72%
Black/ African American 85 20%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 11 3%
Asian 4 1%
Native HawaUan/Other Pacific Islander 19 4%
Other 0 0%
Don't Know/Refused^ 10 —
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic/Latino 311 73%
Hispanic/Latino 117 27%
Don't Know/Refused' 10 —
Age Group
< 1 Year 2 0%
1-17 Years 64 15%
18-30 Years 59 13%
31-40 Years 62 14%
41 - 50 Years 107 24%
51 - 60 Years 107 24%
61-70 Years 29 7%
71 -(-Years 8 2%
Not Recorded 0 -
Age - Adult versus Child
Aduk (18+ years) 372 85%
ChUd (1-17 years) 66 15%
Not Recorded 0 -
Entered with Family
No 326 74%
Yes 112 26%
Total 438 100%
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don 't iCnow," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were not
included in the total.
- Race responses mclude 2 Don't Know and 8 Refused,
' lithnicity responses include 7 "l3on't Know" 3 Refused,
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Table 2. Characteristics of Families -with Children Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters (n=33 families)
Head of Household Number Percent
Single Mother^ 23 70%
Two Adults-8 24%
Single Father'' 2 6%
Family Size Number Percent
2 people 9 27%
3 people 13 39%
4 people 5 15%
5 people 5 15%
6 people 1 3%
Total 33 ~
One adult female per household with child (ren).
One adult female and one adult male per household with child(ren).
One adult male per household with child(ren).
Table 3. Marital Status of Aduh Clients Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=372
adults)
Family Size Number Percent'
Married 44 12%
Co-Habitating 9 2%
Widowed 13 4%
Separated 27 7%
Divorced 77 21%
Single 196 54%
Unknown/Not Recorded^ 6 -
Total 372 ~
Percent of the total number with informatton; response: i of "Don't Know," "Refused" or missmg/not recorded were not
included in the total.
Responses include 2 'Unknown,' and 4 not recorded.
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Table 4. Demographic Characteristics of Adult Clients Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters (n=372 adults)
Demographic Characteristic Number Percent'
Chronically Homeless^ - as recorded in HMIS
No 294 79%
Yes 78 21%
Not Recorded 0 -
Chronically Homeless^ — /7y«s Disabling Condition - "Yes'
No 302 82%
Yes 68 18%
Don't Kjiow/Refused/Not Recorded 2 •'1
MiHtary Veteran
No 336 92%
Yes 29 8%
Don't Know/Refused/Not Recorded^ 7 -
Domestic Violence Victim
No 307 84%
Yes 57 16%
Don't Know/Refiised/Not Recorded'' 8 ~
If Female, Domestic Violence Victim (n=128 Females)
No , 79 63%
Yes 47 37%
Don't Know/Refused/Not Recorded' 2 ~
If Male, Domestic Violence Victim (n=244 adult males)
No 228 96%
Yes 10 4%
Don't Know/Refused'^ 6 —
If Female, Pregnant? (n=128 adult females)
No 120 96%
Yes 5 4%
Don't Know/Refused/Not Recorded'' 3 -
Disabled (Has a Disabling Condition)
No 189 51%
Yes 181 49%
Don't Know/Refused/Not Recorded* 2 -
Total 372 100%
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don't Know," "Refused" or mis.sing/not recorded were not
included in the total.
I lUD definition: (1) an unaccompanied homeless mdividual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeles.s for a
year or more, or has had at least four episodes of homelessness m the past three years, OR (2) a person in a family with children
with at least one adult member meeting the previous disability & homelessness criteria outlined in (1), A disability is further defined
as "a diagnosable substance abuse disorder, a serious mental illness, developmental disabtlity, or chronic physical illness or
disability, including the co-occurrence of two or more of these conditions" and it must "limit an individual's abihtj' to work or
perform one or more activities of dail)' living." (US Department of Mousing and Urban l^evelopment, September 2007; updated to
include families, January 2011).
\'eteran responses mclude 7 "Don't know."
l^omcstic Violence responses include 5 "Don't know," and 3 "Refused."
I'cmale Domestic Violence responses include 1 "Don't know" and 1 not recorded,
Male Domestic Violence responses mclude 4 "l^on't know," and 2 "Refused,"
Is Pregnant responses mclude 1 "Don't Know" and 2 not recorded,
liisabled responses mclude 1 "Don't know," 1 "Refused" and 4 not recorded.
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Table 5. Disabihty Type of Disabled Adult CHents Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters (n=181 adults with a disabling condition)
Disability Type Entered Number Percent'
Physical/MecUcal 89 49%
Mental Health Problem 95 52%
Alcohol Abuse 54 30%
Drug Abuse 43 24%
Chronic Health Condition 18 10%
Developmental DisabiUty 14 8%
Other 6 3%
HIV / AIDS 2 1%
Type Not Recorded 21 12%
Total 181 ~
' Percent responding to each disabOity type among those who responded.
- Total unduplicated persons who responded 'YliS' they had a dtsablmg condition.
' Total sums to greater than the number disabled and greater than 100% because clients could chose more than one disabilit)' type.
Table 6. Number of Disabihty Types Recorded for Disabled Adult Clients Sheltered, 20D-14 North
San Diego Winter Shelters (n=181 adults with a disabling condition)
Number of Disability Types per Client Number Percent'
One Type 67 42%
Two Types 56 35%
Three Types 22 14%
Four Types 14 8%
Five Types 1 <1%
Type Not Recorded 21 -
Total 2 181 ~
Percent of the total number with information; responses missing/not recorded were not included in the total.
- l otal unduplicated persons who responded 'YliS' they had a disabling condition.
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Table 7. Highest Education Level Attained by Adult Clients Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego
Education Level Number Percent '-^ CoUapsed
Percent
Master's Degree or higher 11 3% 3%
Bachelor's Degree 26 7% 7%
CoUege Degree 5 1% 5% Associate's Degree 12 3% 5%
Some CoUege 96 26%
Post-secondary school 2 1% 31%
Some vocation/trade school 17 5%
High School Diploma 79 22% 22%
GED 32 9% 9%
12th grade, No cUploma 23 6% 11% 11th grade 18 5% 11%
1 Oth grade 13 4% 7% 9 th grade 11 3% 7%
7 th grade or 8th grade 9 2%
5th grade or 6th grade 3 1% 6%
Nursery school to 4th grade 9 2%
Don't JCnow / Refused / Not Recorded 6 ~ -
Total 372 ~ -
Percent of the total number with information; responses missing/not recorded were not included m the total.
Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Table 8. Income Received from Any Source in the Past 30 Days at First Entry of Adult Clients
Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shehers (n=372 adults)
Income Received Number Percent'
No 68 72%
Yes 26 28%
Don't Know/Refused/Not Recorded 278 -
Total 372 ~
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don't Know" or missing/not recorded were not included in the total.
Responses include 1 "Don't know" and 277 not recorded.
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Table 9. Income Source at First Entry of Aduk CUents Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter
Shelters (n=26 adults receiving income in past 30 days)
Income Type Entered Number Percent'
SSI 13 50%
Earned Income 9 35%
SSDI 7 27%
No Financial Resources 5 19%
Retirement Income from Social Security 2 8%
General Assistance 2 8%
Unemployment Insurance 1 4%
Pension From a Former Job 1 4%
Total 26 ~
' Percent reporting each income type,
- Total unduplicated persons responding "Yes" to 'Income received in past 30 days',
' Total sums to greater than the number receiving mcome and greater than 100% because cHents could report more than one type of
income.
Table 10. Income Amount of Adult CUents Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=26 adults 'with income amounts reported)
Summary of Income Amounts Reported'
Minimum Maximum Median Average
1600 13,117 $900 11,235
Income amounts from all sources totaled. Includes only the amount from the most recent income start date if multiple entries per
source exists; excludes unemployment benefits with a start date prior to October 2011,
Table 11. Non Cash Benefit Received in the Past 30 Days at First Entry of Adult CUents Sheltered,
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=372 adults)
Non Cash Benefit Received Number Percent '
No 226 62%
Yes 141 38%
Don't Know / Refused / Not Recorded 2 5 -
Total 372
' Percent of the total number with information; responses missing/not recorded were not included in the total,
- Responses include 5 "Don't know".
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Table 12. Non Cash Benefits in Past 30 Days at First Entry of Adult Clients Sheltered, 2013-14 North
San Diego Winter Shelters (n=157 adults)
Non Cash Benefits Entered Number Percent
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamps) 140 89%
MEDICAID 6 4%
Other Source 3 2%
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC 2 1%
No Benefit Listed 2 1%
MEDICARE 1 <1%
Other TANF-Funded Services 1 <1%
Section 8, PubUc Housing or rental assistance 1 <1%
Veteran's Administration (VA) Medical Services 1 <1%
Total '.2 157 ~
Total unduplicated persons responding "Yes" to 'Non cash benefit received in past 30 days'.
Total could sum to greater than the number receiving benefit and greater than 100% because clients could report more than one
type of non cash benefit, however none did.
Table 13. Employment Status of Adult CUents Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters
(n=372 adults)
Currently Employed Number Percent'
No 327 89%
Yes 40 11%
Not Recorded 5 —
Total 372
1 P[;rcent of the total number with information; responses missing/not recorded were not included in the total.
Table 14. Employment Tenure of Employed Adult CUents Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego
Winter Shelters (n=40 adults)
Employment Tenure Number Percent'
Temporary 9 39%
Seasonal 1 4%
Permanent
Not Recorded
13
17
57%
Total 40 ~
' Percent of the total number with information; responses missing/not recorded were not mcluded m the total.
Table 15. Employment Search of Unemployed Adult Clients Sheltered, 2013-14 North San Diego
Winter Shelters (n=327 adults)
Looking for Work Number Percent'
No
Yes
80
193
29%
71%
Don't Know / Refused / Not Recorded 54 -
Total 327 ~
' Percent of the total number with information; responses missmg/not recorded were not included m rhe total.
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Table 16. Living Situation the Night Before the First North County Winter Shelter Stay, Adult
CUents Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n= =372 adults)
Prior Living Situation Number Percent'
Place Not Meant for Habitation 152 41%
Living With Family 25 7%
Emergency Shelter or Hotel/ Motel with Voucher 28 8%
Living With Friends 36 10%
Rental House/ Apartment (no subsidy) 32 9%
Owned by CUent (no subsidy) 7 2%
Other 15 4%
Hotel/ Motel -without Emergency Voucher 28 8%
Substance Abuse Treatment Center 9 2%
Psychiatric hospital or faciUty 5 1%
Hospital 9 2%
Jail, Prison or Juvenile FaciUty 5 1%
Transitional Housing for Homeless 7 2%
Safe Haven
Owned by CUent (with subsidy)
2
2
1%
<1%
Permanent Housing for Formerly Homeless 7 <1%
Rental House/ Apartment with VASH Subsidy 2 <1%
Don't Know /Not Recorded 1 -
Total 372 100%
Percent ofthe total number with information; responses of "Don't Know" or " 'Refused" were not included in the total.
Fable 17. San Diego (SD) Region of Last Permanent Residence (based on Zip Code Provided by
CUent), Aduh Clients Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=372
adults)
Region Number Percent ' 2
North Coastal SD County 152 49%
North Inland SD County 90 29%
Central SD County 46 15%
East SD County 9 3%
South SD County 6 2%
Outside SD County, but m CA 7 2%
Outside CaUfornia 1 0%
Don't Know / Not Recorded ' 61 -
Total 372 ~
' Percent of the total number with InformaBon; responses missmg/not recorded were not included m the total.
Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Includes 4 "Don't Know," and 57 not recorded.
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Table 18. City of Last Permanent Residence (based on Zip Code Provided by Client), Adult Clients
Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n =372 adults)
San Diego Region Community Number Percent'
North Coastal Oceanside 85 27%
North Inland Escondido 64 21%
Central San Diego 46 15%
North Coastal Vista 29 9%
North Coastal Carlsbad 25 8%
North Coastal Encinitas 12 4%
Outside SD County, but in C^A 7 2%
North Inland San Marcos 7 2%
North Inland FaUbrook 5 2%
North Inland Ramona 4 1%
North Inland Rancho Bernardo 4 1%
East Spring VaUey 4 1%
East El Cajon 2 1%
North Inland Poway 2 1%
South San Ysidro 2 1%
East Alpine 1 <1%
Outside CA 1 <1%
North Inland BonsaU 1 <1%
North Coastal Cardiff 1 <1%
South Chula Vista 1 <1%
South Delzura 1 <1%
South Imperial Beach 1 <1%
East La Mesa 1 <1%
East Lakeside 1 <1%
South National City 1 <1%
North Inland Pauma VaUey 1 <1%
North Inland VaUey Center 1 <1%
North Inland Warner Springs 1 <1%
-Don't Know /Not Recorded2 61 —
Total 372 100%
Percent ofthe total number with information; responses of "Don't Know," or missing/not recorded/not valid were not included
m the total.
includes 4 "Don't Know" and 57 not recorded or not valid.
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Table 19. CUent-Reported Primary Reason for Homelessness, First Shelter Stay in North County
Winter Shelters, CUents Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=372
adults)
Reason for Homelessness Number Percent'
Unemployment (loss of job) 77 21%
Unable to Pay Rent/Mortgage 62 17%
Underemployment/low income 35 9%
Family Issues 24 7%
Substance Abuse 19 5%
Addiction 16 4%
Medical Condition 16 4%
Moved to Seek Work (or new to area) 14 4%
Substandard Housing 13 4%
Divorce 12 3%
Mental Health 12 3%
No Affordable Housing 11 3%
Evicted 11 3%
JaU/Prison (Release from Institution) 10 3%
Domestic Violence 7 2%
Physical/Mental DisabiUties 7 2%
Personal Choice 6 2%
Other 5 1%
Family/Personal lUness 5 1%
Mortgage Foreclosure 5 1%
Loss of PubUc Assistance 1 0%
Natural Disaster 1 0%
Unknown/Not Recorded 3 -
Total 372 100%
Percent of the total number with information; response sof" Unknown" or missing/not recorded were not included m the
total,
- Includes 2 'Unknown,' and 1 not recorded.
Table 20. Client-Reported Economic Reason for Homelessness, First Shelter Stay in North County
Winter Shelters, CUents Shehered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=372
Economic Reason for Homelessness' Number Percent 2
No 154 41%
Yes 215 58%
Unknown-* 3 -
Total 372 100%
T'.conomic reason for homelessness defined as: unemployment (loss of job), underemployment/low income, unable to pay
rent/mortgage, no affordable housing, mortgage foreclosure, evicted, or loss of Public Assistance,
Percent of the total number of clients with information; responses of "Unknown" or missing/not recorded were not mcluded
in the total.
Includes 3 'Unknown,'
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Table 21. CUent-Reported Economic Reason for Homelessness by Presentation With vs Without
Children, First Shelter Stay in North County Winter Shelters, Clients Sheltered in the
2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=369 adults with information)
Single or In Adult-Only
Family
(n=326 adult client.s)
Number Percent'
In Family with Children
(n=43 adult cUents)
Number Percent 2
Economic Reason for
Homelessness ^ 181 56% 34 79%
Percent of the total number of adult clients with mformation presenting without children; clients with 'unknown' or
missing/not recorded reasons were not included in the total.
Percent of the total number of adult clients with mformation entering a program with at least one family member 17 years old
or younger; clients with 'unknown' or missing/not recorded reasons were not mcluded m the total.
Txonomic reason for homelessness defined as: unemployment (loss of job), underemployment/low income, unable to pay
rent/mortgage, no affordable housing, mortgage foreclosure, evicted or loss of Publlc .Assistance.
Table 22. Client-Reported Economic Reason for Homelessness by Family Type, First Shelter Stay
in North County Winter Shelters, CUents Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego
Winter Shelters (n=33 families with children)
Family Type Sample Size2
Economic Reason,' Any
Family Member
Number Percent ^
Single Father '*
Two Adults s.'i
Single Mother ''••'^
2
8
23
2
7
17
100%
88%
74%
Total' 33 26 79%
I 'xonomic reason for homelessness defined as: unemployment (loss of )ob), underemployment/lt>w income, unable to pay
rent/mortgage, no affordable housing, mortgage foreclosure, evicted, or loss of Public Assistance.
Number family types with information recorded.
Percent calculated out of the total number of families with information m each fanuly type; families with only 'unknown' or
missmg/not recorded reasons were not mcluded in the total.
One adult male per household with child(ren).
One adult female and one adult male per household with child(ren).
One household could have been counted in either the Single Mother or Two Adult category due to a later entry with an additional
family member; The first entry of the household (Single Mother) was selected.
One adult female per household with child(ren).
Total number and percent of all families with information in each family type; families with only 'unknown' or missing/not
recorded reasons were not mcluded in the total.
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Table 23. Reason for Leaving Shelter, Last Shelter Visit, CUents Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San
Diego Winter Shelters (n=427 clients)
Reason for Leaving Shelter Number ' Percent
Completed Program 97 22%
Reached Maximum Time AUowed 66 16%
Left for Housing Opp. 58 13%
Unknown/Disappeared 57 13%
To Altemate Programs 35 8%
Odier2 35 8%
Moved Beds 30 7%
Non-CompUance with Program 25 6%
Disagreement with Rules/Persons 19 4%
Needs Could Not be Met 4 1%
Criminal Activity / Violence 1 <1%
Total 427 100%
Reason for leaving at last exit from North County Winter Shelters.
Other reason descnptions could be categorized as follows: (1) F.mployed, (1) Legal, (2) Medical, (2) No Room in Shelter, (7) Non
(Comphance, (1) Working Late, and (21) were missing values.
Table 24. Destination When Leaving Shelter, Last Shelter Visit, Clients Sheltered in the 2013-14
North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=438 clients)
Destination After Leaving Shelter Number' Percent 2
Don't Know / Refused / Missing / Other-unknown 130 30%
Emergency Shelter 66 15%
Places Not Meant for Habitation 46 11%
Transitional Housing for Homeless 37 8%
Rental by CUent (No Subsidy) 36 8%
Rental by CUent (with Non-VASH Subsidy) 27 6%
Staying with Friends, TemporarUy 21 5%
Staying -with Family, Temporarily 23 5%
Staying with Family (Permanent) 12 3%
Hotel/Motel Without Emergency Voucher 12 3%
Other 7 2%
Permanent Housing for Formerly Homeless 6 1%
Jail, Prison/Juverule Detention 3 1%
Staying with Friends (Permanent) 3 1%
Safe Haven 2 <1%
Substance Abuse Treatment /
Detoxification Center 2 <1%
Mental Health FaciUty 2 <1%
Rental by CUent (VASH) 2 <1%
Hospital (non-psychiatric) 1 <1%
Total 438 100%
Destination upon leaving at last exit from North County Winter Shelters
Percent ofthe total number of clients; Includes 107 "Don't Know", 21 "Mis ang , and 2 "Refused."
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Table 25. Destination of Persons in Families with Children When Leaving Shelter, Last Shelter
Visit, CUents Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter SheUers (n=108 cUents
sheltered as part of a family with children)
Destination After Leaving Shelter Number' Percent 2
Rental by CUent (No Subsidy) 22 20%
Rental by CUent (with non-VASH Subsidy) 20 19%
Staying with FamUy (Temporary) 10 9%
Emergency Shelter 9 8%
Don't Know 9 8%
Staying with Friends (Temporary) 8 7%
Staying with Family (Permanent) 7 7%
Hotel/Motel Without Emergency Voucher 3 3%
Place Not Meant for Human Habitation 3 3%
)ail, Prison, or juvenile Detention FaciUty 1 1%
Total 92 100%
' Destination upon leaving at last exit from North County Winter Shelters
- Percent of the total number of clients; Includes 9 "Don't Know" and 16 "Missing"
Table 26. Housing Status, Clients Sheltered in the 2013-14 North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=438
clients)
At First Entry At Last Exit
Housing Status ' Number Percent 2 Number Percent 2
LiteraUy Homeless 386 88% 251 57%
Imminentiy Losing Housing 14 3% 4 1%
Unstably Housed & at Risk 16 4% 31 7%
Stably Housed 19 4% 128 29%
Don't Know 2 <1% 23 5%
Refused 1 <1% 1 <1%
Total 438 -438 ~
'Mousing Status' as recorded by project staff
Percent of the total number with information; missing/not recorded responses were not included m the total.
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B. 2012-13 North San Diego Winter Sheher Returning Clients
Clients Sheltered During Both 2012-13 & 2013-14 Seasons
Table 27. Demographic Characteristics of Retuming CUents Sheltered 2012-13 & 2013-14
Seasons, North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=59 clients)
Demographic Characteristic Number Percent'
Gender
Male 43 73%
Female 16 27%
Age Group 2
< 1 Year 0 0%
1-17 Years 7 12%
18-30 Years 9 15%
31-40 Years 3 5%
41 - 50 Years 15 25% *
51-60 Years 18 31%
61-70 Years 5 9%
71 -T Years 2 3%
Not Recorded 0 —
Total 59 100%
Military Veteran (Adult CUents)
No 49 94%
Yes 3 6%
Total 52 100%
Percent of the total number with information; responses of "Don't Know," "Refused" or missing/not recorded were not
included in the total.
Age at first entry during the 2013-14 shelter season.
Table 28. DisabiUty Status by Season of Returning Aduh CUents Sheltered 2012-13 & 2013-14 Shelter
Seasons, North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=52 adult cUents)
Disabled (Has a Disabling Condition) Number Percent'
2012-2013 Shelter Season
No 31 65%
Yes 17 35%
Not Comparable 2 4
2013-2014 Shelter Season
No 23 44%
Yes 29 56%
Total 52 100%
Percent of the total number with informaUon in both seasons; responses of "Don't Know," "Refused" or missing/not
recorded were not mcluded m the total.
Not comparable due to lack of mformation in one or both seasons; 2012-13 mcludes 3 "l5on't Know" and 1 "Refused,"
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Table 29. Chronic Homelessness by Season of Retuming Adult Clients Sheltered 2012-13 & 2013-
14 Shelter Seasons, North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=52 adult clients)
Chronically Homeless '.2 Number Percent
2012-2013 Shelter Season
No 35 67%
Yes 17 33%
2013-2014 Shelter Season
No 34 65%
Yes 18 35%
Total 52 100%
1 lUD definition: (1) an unaccompanied homeless mdividual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a
year or more, or has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years, OR (2) a person in a family with children
with at least one adult member meeting the previous disability & homelessness criteria outlined in (1), A disability is further defined
as "a diagnosable substance abuse disorder, a serious mental illness, developmental disability, or chronic physical illness or
disabilit)', including the co-occurrence of two or more of these conditions" and it must "limit an individual's abilit)' to work or
perform one or more activities of daily living," (US Department of I lousing and Urban Development, September 2007; updated to
include families, January 2011),
The number and percentage of chronically homeless individuals do not appear to meet the I lUD definition of chronically homeless
due to a greater number of persons who did not meet the duration of homelessness as required by HUD versus the number who
did meet the duration recjuirement and had a disabling condition.
Table 30. CUent-Reported Primary Reason for Homelessness, First Shelter Stay per Season in North
County Winter Shelters, Returning Adult CUents Sheltered 2012-13 & 2013-2014 Shelter
Reason for Homelessness 2012-13 2013-14
Number Percent' Number Percent'
Unemployment (Loss of Job) 23 44% 9 17%
Other 2 4% 0 0%
FamUy Issues 4 8% 2 4%
Under-employment (Low Income) 5 10% 10 19%
JaU/Prison (Release from Instimtion) 1 2% 1 2%
Addiction 0 0% 1 2%
Divorce 5 10% 3 6%
Mental Health 1 2% 2 4%
No Affordable Housing 1 2% 3 6%
Physical/Mental DisabiUties 0 0% 1 2%
Substance Abuse 1 2% 4 8%
Unable to Pay Rent/Mortgage 4 8% 7 14%
Evicted 0 0% 2 4%
Fanuly/Personal lUness 1 2% 2 4%
Medical Condition 0 0% 3 6%
Moved to Seek Work/New to Area 0 0% 1 2%
Domestic Violence 1 2% 0 0%
Mortgage Foreclosirte 1 2% 1 2%
Personal Choice 1 2% 0 0%
Unknown or Not Recorded 1 2% 0 0%
Total 52 100% 52 100%
Percent of the total number of adult clients with mformation; responses of "Unknown" were included m the total.
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Table 31. Destination When Leaving Shelter, Last Shelter Visit each Season, Returning Clients
Sheltered 2012-13 & 2013-14 Shelter Seasons, North San Diego Winter Shelters (n=59
clients)
Destination After Leaving Shelter 2012-13 2013 -14
Each Season Number' Percent 2 Number ^ Percent *
Don't Know 13 22% 13 22%
Places Not Meant for Habitation 6 10% 13 22%
Emergency Shelter 7 12% 5 9%
Rental by CUent (No Subsidy) 7 12% 3 5%
Staying with FamUy (Permanent) 3 5% 1 2%
Transitional Housing for Homeless 5 9% 5 9%
Staying with Friends, TemporarUy 8 14% 3 5%
Substance Abuse
Treatment/Detoxification Center 0 0% 1 2%
Hotel/Motel Without Emergency
Voucher 1 2% 1 2%
Other 0 0% 3 5%
Psychiatric Hospital/FaciUty 0 0% 0 0%
Hospital (non-psychiatric) 0 0% 0 0%
Staying with FamUy, TemporarUy 7 12% 4 7%
Staying with Friends (Permanent) 2 3% 1 2%
Rental by CUent (with Non-VASH
Subsidy) 0 0% 6 10%
Total 59 100% 59 100%
Destination upon leaving at last exit 2012-13 season from North ("ounty Wmter Shelters.
Percent of the total number of clients; 2012-13 season includes 13 "Don't Know,"
Destination upon leaving at last exit 2013-14 season from North County Wmter Shelters,
Percent of the total number of clients; 2013-14 season includes 13 "Don't Know,"
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Appendix B — Recommendations
The ARS North County Winter Shelters did an impressive job at consistently coUecting data at both
program entry and program exit. The amount of missing data is very low, which shows great care in both
completing the intake/assessment forms and performing the data entry into ServicePoint. We offer the
foUowing recommendations if feasible:
• Improve data coUection and data entry by:
o Continuing to make sure aU cUent entry and exit information are entered prompdy
throughout the season rather than post program closure;
o Reviewing the entire data entry screen after saving the entry record to ensure data responses
are stored in the database properly;
O Working with RTFH staff to leam when it is appropriate to add uicome end-dates, both for
one-time income sources, as weU as when an income amount changes for a given source;
o Continuing to ensure that staff who coUect and/or record "chronicaUy homeless" responses
are aware of the HUD definition and trained to coUect and record disabiUty status when
appropriate;
o Ensuring that staff are aware that the responses of 'Don't know', and 'Refused' are from the
cUent's perspective, not from staffs perspective ('cUent doesn't know' and 'cUent refused to
respond');
o Have the RTFH review intake/assessment forms prior to the beginning of services for the
next program year;
O Administer these forms to every adult cUent;
• Utilize a ServicePoint report that program staff can run, print and use themselves to look for any
missing cUents, missing exit dates or other missing responses and make necessary corrections as soon
as possible.
• Consider performing rigorous analysis assessing changes in cUent profUes of those served over time
or comparing returning cUents to non-returning cUents.
• Consider adding analysis of services provided during cUents' program stays.
• Continue to congratulate those who coUect and enter the data for making this type of analysis
possible.
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