Polk County, Iowa CoC HOMELESS POINT-IN-TIME AND HOUSING INVENTORY COUNTS PREPARED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ALLIANCES, DES MOINES, IA
Polk County CoC Homeless Point-in-Time Count Totals January Point-in-Time Client Count 1200 1020 986 928 1000 886 818 830 793 800 676 353 570 659 483 338 318 416 600 188 400 431 399 406 384 352 436 328 297 200 102 93 74 64 64 61 69 52 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Unsheltered Emergency Transitional Housing
Emergency Shelter Single Adults January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 450 400 350 300 294 316 294 304 323 Overflow "beds" (CISS) 250 200 Facility beds 194 224 221 150 PIT Client Count 100 50 0 * New CISS shelter opened 9/2012.
Transitional Housing Single Adults January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 400 403 380 300 Facility beds 200 PIT Count (Clients) 213 216 151 177 182 155 100 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Homeless Single Adults ES and TH Total January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 800 700 600 604 597 500 TH Beds 510 484 478 400 471 467 434 ES Facility Beds 300 Total Clients 200 100 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Emergency Shelter Families January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 400 300 Facility beds 200 PIT Count (Clients) 115 107 115 104 102 109 90 77 100 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Transitional Housing Families January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 400 300 TBRA beds Facility beds 262 255 200 PIT Count (Clients) 187 202 200 159 136 100 33 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Homeless Families ES and TH Total January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 400 352 300 332 TH Beds 315 309 302 ES Beds 263 200 238 Total Clients 100 142 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Emergency Shelter Households with Only Children (YESS) January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 400 300 Facility beds 200 PIT Count (Clients) 100 26 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Transitional Housing Households with Only Children (IHYC) January Point-in-Time Client Count and Bed Count 500 400 300 PIT Count (Clients) 200 100 5 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2017 Emergency Shelter Bed Inventory and Utilization All Polk County ES Projects 250 200 150 Single Beds 100 Family Beds 50 Singles PIT Family PIT 0 CISS CFI Family Promise New Directions Hope Ministries IHYC St. Joseph's YESS
2017 Transitional Housing Bed Inventory and Utilization All Polk County TH Projects 160 140 120 100 Single Beds 80 Family Beds Singles PIT 60 Family PIT 40 20 0 180 Degrees Beacon CISS Hope IHYC of Life Ministries
2017 Emergency Shelter Bed Changes Three projects had changes to their emergency shelter bed count, with a net change of 0. ◦ Children & Families of Iowa reported 8 fewer beds than 2016 (-8). ◦ Iowa Homeless Youth Centers Buchanan project eliminated 1 ES bed (-1). ◦ Iowa Homeless Youth Centers Youth Opportunity Center opened with 9 new ES beds (+9).
2017 Transitional Housing Bed Changes Six projects had changes to their transitional housing bed count, with a net change of 170 fewer beds. ◦ Children & Families of Iowa’s Compass project closed ( -17 beds). ◦ House of Mercy’s Project Together is no longer classified as a homeless project (-116 beds). ◦ West Des Moines Human Services Transitional Housing project closed (-24 beds). ◦ YMCA’s Veterans’ Transition in Place project is now classified as Permanent Supportive Housing (-12 beds). ◦ Hope Center for Women & Children reported 2 fewer beds. ◦ Iowa Homeless Youth Buchanan project reported 1 additional bed.
Sheltered Sub-populations (ES & TH) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Chronically Homeless 71 82 50 66 47 62 34 34 Singles Veteran n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 2 5 Chronically Homeless Singles Chronically Homeless n/a 8 0 2 0 3 1 1 Families (# Families) Mental Illness 220 195 128 190 206 191 161 83 Substance Use 361 327 247 261 224 240 162 83 Disorder Domestic Violence 205 202 172 174 145 160 163 96
Unsheltered Sub-populations 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Chronically 42 41 56 45 69 44 30 37 Homeless Singles Veteran n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 3 3 Chronically Homeless Singles Mental Illness 29 20 46 31 52 28 27 28 Substance Use 22 22 0 17 45 11 11 12 Disorder Domestic 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 18 Violence
Polk County CoC PIT Count Veteran Totals January Point-in-Time Client Count 140 130 121 120 109 101 101 97 100 91 78 57 80 29 Transitional Housing 57 126 118 60 44 Emergency Shelter 95 96 40 43 41 Unsheltered 27 20 28 19 14 13 ES & TH Combined 6 6 5 4 3 0 * Prior to 2014, ES & TH were not reported separately.
Acknowledgements The Polk County Continuum of Care would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their help with the Unsheltered Homeless Count: API, Inc.: Items donated, packaged bags, Primary Health Care: Volunteers, vehicle and volunteers Scheels, Larry Theis: Items donated Central Iowa Shelter and Services: Volunteers Trans Iowa, Randy Sackett: Donated items DMARC: Items donated United Way: Items donated, volunteers ICA: Developed online reporting tool, Veterans Administration: Volunteers, volunteers Vehicle Joppa: Volunteers, additional lunch site IHYC: Volunteers and Vehicles Polk County Board of Supervisors: Items All the dedicated agencies and individuals donated that volunteered! Polk County Housing Trust Fund: Purchased gift cards, volunteer
Resources Institute for Community Alliances 515-246-6643 After submission to HUD in March 2017, copies of the 2017 Point-in- Time and Housing Inventory reports will be posted to the Institute for Community Alliances website: Locations Iowa Data and Reports www.icalliances.org http://www.polkcares.org Committee NOFA Items
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