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City of Eugene, Low Income Housing and Homelessness <br />FAST FACTS <br /> <br /> HOMELESSNESS <br />“Hardworking people should be able to afford housing and still <br /> <br /> have money left for basic necessities.” <br />7,666 <br />Number of homeless individuals who received social services in Lane County or health care at <br />Springfield’s Riverstone Clinic in 2005-06. <br /> <br />1,600 <br />Number of individuals who actually received emergency shelter or housing assistance in Lane <br />County in 2005-06. <br /> <br />1,906 <br />Number of homeless children enrolled in Lane County schools in 2005-06. About half are in <br />Eugene. <br /> <br />1,100 <br />Number of homeless and runaway youth seen by Looking Glass in 2005-06. <br /> <br />2,296 <br />Number of homeless people counted during the January 25, 2007 one-night shelter and street count <br />in Lane County. 594 people were unsheltered. <br /> <br />12% <br />Percentage of the 38,000 Lane County Veterans who are homeless (4,560). <br /> <br />95% <br />Percentage of local homeless households who receive services who are from this community. <br /> <br />16% <br />Percentage of Lane County homeless who are “chronic” under the federal definition (continually <br />homeless for a year or more or 4 episodes of homelessness in the past 3 years and an <br />unaccompanied homeless person with a disabling condition.) Nationally about 10% all homeless <br />people are chronic. <br /> <br />11% <br />Percentage of families who request emergency shelter who receive it during the same month as their <br />request. <br /> <br />5,000 <br />Number of domestic violence calls made to Womenspace each year. Each call represents a person <br />who becomes potentially displaced or homeless. Womenspace has 15 shelter beds. <br /> <br /> <br />HIDDEN COSTS OF HOMELESSNESS <br />“Housing gives people a chance to <br /> <br />build better lives. To succeed you need a place to call home.” <br />$362 <br />Hospital emergency room services daily average cost per visit. (Peace Health). <br /> <br />$858 <br />Johnson Unit Psychiatric Unit average daily shelter cost per bed. <br /> <br />$189 <br />Buckley House detoxification daily average cost per bed. (3-4 days alcohol detox; 4-5 days heroin <br />detox) <br /> <br />$359 <br />Lane County Jail average daily cost, including $126 for shelter, food, processing and transport and <br />$233 for the cost of arrest on warrant, jail book-in, and custody. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070625\S070625B.DOC <br />