10-23-17 City Council Agenda Packet

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Table 1. Resident Characteristics Destination: Rest Stops OVE Total Age': 34 18-24 3 0 3 25-54 49 19 68 55-64 10 2 12 65+ 4 5 9 Gender: 0 Male 118 17 135 Female 70 9 79 Transgender/Gender non -conforming 2 0 2 Ethnicity': 9 Hispanic or Latino 5 4 9 Non -Hispanic or Non -Latino 61 26 87 Race': 3 White/Caucasian 57 23 80 Black/African American 1 1 2 Am. Indian or Alaskan Native 3 1 4 Two or more races 5 0 5 Veterans 55 1 56 Disabled' 20 5 25 Employed' 4 6 10 'Demographic data on age, ethnicity, race, employment and disability status was only reported by NHS and OVE. CSS is updating their database software in 2017 in order to help capture all of the requested information. Resident Characteristics & Departure Destinations Rest stops and OVE served a total of 296 people in 2016. Of the total residents who have entered OVE since its opening in 2013, all but one have reported coming from Lane County. In rest stops, 123 or 65% of those who entered in 2016 reported coming there from Lane County. Nearly 75% of OVE and rest stop residents were between the ages of 25 and 54, and about 35% were female. Two incoming rest stop residents identified as transgender or gender non- conforming. There were 7 female heads of household and 4 elderly heads of household who entered OVE. The majority of both rest stop and OVE residents identified their race as white/ Caucasian. Rest stops served 55 veterans and 20 people with disabilities or special needs, most of these at specific rest stop sites that prioritize these groups. In addition, 6 OVE residents and 4 rest stop residents were em to ed durin their sta p y g y with these programs. See Table 1 for more detailed demographic information about OVE and rest stop residents. Turnover continues to be more frequent at rest stops than at OVE, with about 75% of those who departed rest stops having lived there six months or less, compared to 43% at OVE. Seven people who departed OVE in 2016 did so after being a resident of the village for more than two years. At the end of 2016, both rest stops and OVE had fifteen people each in their programs who had been there for more than one year. Of the 22 people who departed OVE in 2016, eight or 36% did so voluntarily (down from 68% who departed voluntarily in 2015), while thirteen departed for rules Table 2. Destinations for Departing Residents Destination: Rest Stops OVE Total Rental house or apartment 34 1 35 Public housing 7 2 9 Section 8 0 2 2 Shelter Plus Care 12 0 12 Homeownership 0 0 0 Family or friends (permanent) 18 1 19 Supportive housing 4 0 4 Family or friends (temporary) 7 3 10 Transitional housing for homeless 9 0 9 Psychiatric hospital 0 0 0 Inpatient alcohol/drug treatment 2 1 3 Jail/prison 4 0 4 Remained homeless 24 11 35 Other 8 0 8 Unknown 38 1 39 violations. Of the 167 people who departed rest stops in 2016, 120 or 72% did so voluntarily (up from 70% who departed voluntarily in 2015), while 47 departed for rules violations.