HOMELESSNESS
IN OUR
COMMUNITIES


Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless
EVERYONE
DESERVES A
SAFE PLACE TO
CALL HOME
HOMELESS
+X
= NOT HOMELESS
Solve For X
EVERY SYSTEM IS
PERFECTLY DESIGNED
TO GET THE RESULTS
IT GETS
Paul B. Batalden, MD
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
HOMELESSNESS IS A
SYMPTOM OF AN
UNHEALTHY HOUSING
ECOSYSTEM
LOCAL
HOMELESSNESS
                      PIT Counts Over Time
                                               2010 - 2021
250
                                                                                                        228



200


      160
                                                                                          149
150                                                                                              144
             135                                                            134
                    125    128    128                                              125
                                         113                         115
                                                       101
100


             60
                                  50      47
 50    41            39    39
                                                       34
       27            27    28     26     25                                 28     26     26     28      27
                                                       22            23
                                                                     22     21
             18                                                                    14     13
                                                                                                  5      5
 0
      2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015          2016         2017    2018   2019   2020   2021   2022
                                         ES       TH          Unsheltered
                    PIT Counts Over Time
                                           Total Count
300

                                                                                                 260

250
      228
             213
                                  204
                     191   195
200                                      185                                       188
                                                                     183
                                                                                          177
                                                                            165
                                                   157        160

150




100




 50




 0
      2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015      2016       2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   2022
                                                Total Count
              Point In Time Count 2022
         No Single   Transgender
          Gender         1%     GENDER     People in   HOUSEHOLDS
            1%                             Families
                                             2%


Female
 29%




                                    Male
                                    69%

                                                            Individuals
                                                               98%
                   Point In Time Count 2022
                    AGE RANGES                                           RACE
                                                                 Other
                                                                  7%




                                                                                 Black or
                                                                                 African
                                                                                American
                                                                                   41%




                                                         White
                                                         52%




Under 18   18-24   25-34   35-44   45-54   55-61   62+
     Point In Time Count 2022

• 12 Veterans experiencing homelessness
• 20% of adults reported experiencing domestic
  violence at some point in their past
• 32% of adults reported mental health conditions
• 57% of adults reported a chronic health
  condition or physical disability
HOMELESSNESS IS
DYNAMIC
             Homelessness Over Time
600                                                                   571    563
                                                                                           528

500
                                                        466
                                                                                    450
                                          421

400
                           360

      317           320
             290
300
                                                                                           260


             204
      195                                                                    188
200                 185                                 183                         177
                           157            160                         165



100




 0
      2012   2013   2014   2015          2016           2017          2018   2019   2020   2021
                                  Total People Served     PIT Count
Homelessness Over Time

     Multiple
      32%




                                        First Time
                                           68%




                First Time   Multiple
     Limited Housing Options

• In 2021, 47% of participants who exited
  homeless programs to a housed situation,
  exited to a hotel or to living with friends
  and family
• The average length of stay in emergency
  shelters was 136 days
CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS
     Chronic Homelessness Over Time
                                 Chronically Homeless Individuals
80    76


70
            65                                                                            65

60
                                                      55                                          54

50                                                                                 46
                                                                      41
40
                                                                             35
                           33           33
The Crossings Opens 32
30


20


10


 0
     2012   2013   2014   2015         2016          2017            2018   2019   2020   2021   2022
                                              Chronically Homeless
RARE, BRIEF, AND
NON-RECURRING

FUNCTIONAL ZERO
HOMELESS
+ HOME
= NOT HOMELESS