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! i 0 Yo Lack hou sm g ~8 0 % A!¢0h0!andd~u g US e neglected ent unemployed ~ 6io% Major medical/physica health p~oblems Homeless Families in Need Permanent housing, both supportive and basic affordable, is one of the communities' greatest needs. Many homeless households in our community do not need intensive services to stabilize, and their need for housing is not reflected on the gaps chart. It is estimated that 75.0% of these non-chronic homeless simply are in need of affordable housing. VVhile permanent housing is a high priority, there is still a need for some emergency shelter. This is estimated at 5.0% of our overall gap. Based on local provider experience, we estimate 20.0% of homeless families need permanent housing, while 33.0% of all families meeting the HUD definition of homelessness simply need permanent affordable housing. These families report being "situationally" homeless due to losing their housing as a result of economic dislocation, catastrophic medical expenses, or divorce. The situational homeless have had one event or a series of events, which has cost them their housing, and they have become part of our community's homeless statistics. Some families have lost housing through the slow process of eroding wages, escalating housing, and utility costs. Some families have relocated from large metropolitan areas to escape central city crime and gang violence. There has not been a significant change in the number of children living in Lane County emergency shelter programs in the last few years. Data from the Lane County Homeless Shelter Nightcount Report dated March 2004, shows that 372 children are homeless in Lane County on any given night. Others along with their family members will be turned away from shelter because of an inadequate emergency shelter capacity. No child comes away from the experience without physical or psychological difficulties. The emotional traumas, prevalence of physical illnesses, and developmental delays experienced by homeless children have only recently been documented. ; [,] ]] [:] [:z..-~.-a .'111~1 i (:],= ~ I'rrl R (~,][ i ii i ;.,:],]:,] i, Ethnicity/Race Adult Male Adult Female Children Unknown Asian 0 2 0 1 Black/African American 6 8 26 3 Hispanic/Latino 50 38 60 3 American Indian/Alaskan Native 13 16 9 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 3 5 7 1 White 346 321 267 51 Unknown 9 10 3 17 If transitional housing options were more available to the homeless families who could benefit from such programs, the overall emergency services system that provides shelter services would improve greatly. The same is true of adding more affordable housing to the permanent stock. The 2000 Consolidated Plan identified a tremendous need for transitional and supportive housing for homeless families. Homeless families unable to access needed transitional housing and supportive services represent more than 30.0% 6]