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Point-In-Time Count

Southwest Coalition

What is the Point-In- Time Count?

• The Point-in-Time (PIT) count

is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons

• n a single night in January.
• These counts reveal the

number of homeless persons in our shelters and on our streets at a single point-in-

• time. Each count is planned,

coordinated, and carried out locally.

Why Conduct a PIT Count?

• The PIT Count greatly affects

funding, both private and public, for homeless services and affects the methodology of those services.

• A thorough count is crucial in

identifying and understanding both the progress we’ve made and the gaps within our services.

Our Strategy

Pre-PIT

• Awareness & Buy-In
• Training Preparation

Count Day

• Regional Coalitions
• Counting Strategies

Post-PIT

• Reporting and Analysis
• Adapt homeless

systems/processes

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Pre-PIT Promotion

Continuum-wide Emails - MailChimp Website(s)

• muteh.org
• muteh.wordpress.com

Social Media

• Facebook (mutehinc)
• Twitter (@mutehinc)
• Google+ (mutehinc)

Videos (youtube.com/mutehinc)

• PIT Strategy Video
• “How-To” Videos (including

screen tips)

• Success Stories

Pre-PIT Promotion

• Schools of Social Work
• Snail Mail Campaigns
• DVD of PIT Videos
• Point-In-Time Cheat Sheets

Training Preparation

• PIT Training Videos
• Survey/Quiz Certification

Volunteer Efforts

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Days of the Count

Regional Coalition Area Counts

• Homeless Connect-esque

Events

• Survey Teams
• Guided by Coalition

Coordinators

• Have experience

working w/ population

• Give out Care Packs

Methodology

Sheltered Count

• HMIS
• Interviews w/ sheltered

homeless people during the PIT Count

• Distribution/collection of

PIT forms to provider staff Unsheltered Count

• HMIS
• Interviews w/ sheltered

homeless people during the PIT Count

• Interviews w/ provider staff
• Distribution/collection of

PIT forms to provider staff

Southwest Regional Strategy

• Collaboration with Copiah-Lincoln Community College
• Post volunteers at local concentration points in the city
• Count shelters, outreach and conduct unsheltered

surveys

• Connect with local homeless ministries, soup kitchens,

etc.

• Send local case managers to smaller communities to

survey homeless

Point-In-Time Count Results & Data

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Mississippi Population (By Race) 2013-2014

(via suburanstats.org) White Black or African-American Hispanic or Latino Other (including Amer. Indian, Pacific Islander, etc.)

Source: http://suburbanstats.org/population/how-many-people-live-in-mississippi

Mississippi Balance of State Homeless Population (By Race)

White Black or African-American Other (including Hispanic, American Indian, Pacific Islander, etc.)

Total Homeless Persons

2013 TOTAL

1053

Regional Coalition Breakdown

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Homeless Individuals VS. Homeless Members of Families - Overall

Homeless Individuals Homeless Members of Families Unaccompanied Children

Sheltered VS Unsheltered Families - Overall

Sheltered (73%) Unsheltered (27%)

Individuals & Families (Sheltered and Unsheltered)

INDIVIDUALS (69.6%) Sheltered Unsheltered Total 449 215 664 FAMILIES (28.3%) Sheltered Unsheltered Total 230 40 270 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN (2%) Sheltered Unsheltered Total 20 20 TOTAL FAMILY MEMBERS Sheltered Unsheltered Total 699 255 954

Individuals & Families (Sheltered and Unsheltered)

Southwest-Specific

INDIVIDUALS Sheltered Unsheltered Total 27 26 53 FAMILIES Sheltered Unsheltered Total 14 8 22 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN Sheltered Unsheltered Total TOTAL FAMILY MEMBERS Sheltered Unsheltered Total 41 34 75

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Gender Breakdown - Overall

Male Female Transgender

Age Breakdown - Overall

Note: Youngest Person Counted: < 1 year old Oldest Person Counted: 83 years old

Living Situations - Southwest Region

Transitional Housing Place Not Meant For Habitation Emergency Shelter Staying or Living w/ Family Member

Living Situations - Overall

Transitional Housing Place Not Meant For Habitation Emergency Shelter

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Total Homeless Persons

3-Year PIT Comparison

TH - Sheltered ES - Sheltered Unsheltered

Persons in Households (w/ at least 1 Adult & 1 Child)

TH - Sheltered ES - Sheltered Unsheltered

Persons in Households (w/ ONLY Children)

TH - Sheltered ES - Sheltered Unsheltered

Persons in Households (without Children)

TH - Sheltered ES - Sheltered Unsheltered

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Contributing Factors of Homelessness - Overall

(Homeless Cause)

Cause

• No. of

Persons % Cause

• No. of

Persons %

Asked to Leave Shared Residence

30 7%

Mental Illness

18 4.24%

Benefits Loss/ Reduction

• 7

1.65%

Natural Diasaster

12 2.82%

Domestic Violence

27 6.35%

Release from Hospital

2 0.47%

Drug/Alcohol Abuse

144 33.8%

Release from Prison/Jail

12 2.82%

Eviction

46 10.82%

Release from

• Psych. Facility

7 1.65%

Illness

12 2.82%

Relocation

22 5.18%

Injury

3 0.71%

Job Income Loss/Reduction

83 19.53%

Note: Total Persons Answered = 425

Income Source

Source

• No. of Persons

Cause

• No. of Persons

Alimony or Other Spousal Support

91

SSDI

14

Child Support

15

SSI

37

Earned Income

62

TANF

3

General Public Assistance

1

Unemployment Benefits

2

Other

7

Veteran’s Disability Payment

9

Pension from a Former Job

2

Veteran’s Pension

2

Retirement Income from SSA

2

*Only 157 people answered this question.

Benefits (Cash & Non-Cash)

Benefits

• No. of Persons

Cause

• No. of Persons

MEDICAID

66

State Children’s Health Insurance Program

11

MEDICARE

6

TANF Childcare Services

1

Other Source

2

TANF Transportation Service

1

SNAP (Food Stamps)

122

Veterans’s Administration (VA) Medical Services

23

*Only 232 volunteered information for this analysis.

Persons with Disabilities (Self-Reported)

Disability

• No. of Persons

Mental Health 14 Physical 7 Substance Abuse 309 HIV/AIDS 10 Chronic Health 46

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Subpopulation: Veterans

3-Year Comparison

Sheltered Unsheltered

Subpopulation: Chronically Homeless

3-Year Comparison

Sheltered Unsheltered Sheltered Unsheltered

Subpopulation: Domestic Violence Victims & Persons w/ HIV/AIDS

3-Year Comparison

Sheltered Unsheltered Sheltered Unsheltered

Subpopulation: Chronic Substance Abuse & Severely Mentally Ill

3-Year Comparison

Sheltered Unsheltered Sheltered Unsheltered

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*Services Needed

Childcare 3.0% Housing Services 49.7% Dental 22.7% ID Assistance 10.9% Domestic Violence 3.1% Job Placement 23.7% Education 14.1% Legal 9.3% Emergency Meal 59.8% Medical (Disability) 15.1% Emergency Shelter 61.4% Medical (Routine) 26.5% HIV/AIDS 1.7% Mental Health 13.2% Veterans 3.5% Substance Abuse 16.6% Transport 25.2%

*Note: 604 participants answered the Services Assessment.

Notes & Trends

From 2013 to 2014, Mississippi BoS homeless population has declined 10%

• There are several programs doing housing services

across our state (ESG, SSVF , TH, PSH, etc.)

• Weather had a definite effect on the Count.
• 2,226 people were counted as homeless in

Mississippi

• Partners to End Homelessness (PTEH) - 846
• Open Doors Homeless Coalition (ODHC) -

426 Nationally:

• Between 2007 and 2013, unsheltered

homelessness has declined by 23 percent (or 65,143 people).

• Approx. 46,924 unaccompanied children and youth

were homeless.

• Family homelessness decreased by 7 percent

between 2012 and 2013. Overall, family homelessness has declined by 11 percent since 2007.

Acknowledgements

• AIDS Services Coalition
• Christian Services
• Domestic Abuse Family Shelter
• Eve’s House
• Hellfighters/Mission at the Cross
• Hope House
• Institute for Disability Studies
• Lighthouse Rescue Mission
• Pearl River Valley Opportunity
• Oak Arbor
• Save Our Seed (SOS)/The Fieldhouse
• South Mississippi Children’s Center
• Southeast Mississippi Rural Health

Initiative

• Safe Haven Outreach Ministries
• The Salvation Army of Hattiesburg
• The Salvation Army of Laurel
• University of Southern of Mississippi

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