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ATTACHMENTF <br /> <br />2016 Annual Homeless Point in Time Count <br />HIGHLIGHTS <br />1,451 people were counted during Lane County‘s 2016 Annual Point in Time Count <br />This number includes homeless community members who were counted in a myriad of locations including the streets, <br />under bridges, in parks, at food pantries, day access centers, schools, churches, emergency shelters, and transitional <br />housing programs for homeless persons on January 27, 2016. Approximately 124 staff and volunteers from 32 <br />organizations counted homeless people this year. <br /> <br />Of the 1,451 people counted: <br />405 individuals were staying in Emergency Shelter <br />112 individuals were living in Transitional Housing (up to 24 months) designated for people who are homeless <br />934 men, women, and children were without shelter <br /> Total 1,451 individuals <br />Highlights of the count: <br />224 family members in homeless households with children; 129 sheltered; 95 unsheltered <br />162 homeless veterans: 52 sheltered; 110 unsheltered: <br /> <br />574 chronically homeless people: 86 sheltered; 488 unsheltered <br />434 people have a mental illness <br /> <br />232 people have chronic alcohol/substance abuse issues <br /> 13 unaccompanied homeless youth (under 18) <br /> <br /> Other Factors <br />12,167 individuals who were homeless sought social services through Lane County Human Services Division <br />funded programs during Calendar Year (CY) 2015. 4,646 had a long-term disability and 942 were veterans. <br />949 unduplicated individuals were served at the St. Vincent de Paul Egan Warming Center during 12 nights of the <br />winter season at 14 faith-based sites and the Lane Community College during the 2015-16 winter season. <br />2,156 homeless students attended public school in Lane County during the 2014-15 school year (Oregon Dept. of <br />Education). <br />258 homeless youth were served at the Looking Glass New Roads Access Center, (ages 16-21) CY 2015 <br />165 runaway and homeless youth stayed at Station 7 ( under age 18) during CY 2015 <br />2,298 people stayed at the Eugene Mission during CY 2015 <br /> <br />Unique to This Year’s Count <br />1.5% decrease of overall count between the 2015 and 2016 Counts. (A 31% decrease from 2011 to 2016) <br />Veterans organizations made a concerted effort to count homeless veterans. <br />644 formerly homeless people live in permanent housing designated for homeless people on the night of the <br />count. <br />Law Enforcement shared locations with Count Organizers to increase the accuracy of the Count. <br />Report Owner: Lane County Human Services, Contact Pearl Wolfe <br /> <br /> <br />