Transcript Welcome & Introductions

Welcome &
Introductions
WHAT IS POINT-IN-TIME?
 A collaborative ef fort to survey people who are experiencing
homelessness in our community
 A “snapshot” of the individuals and families who are
experiencing homelessness on the night of January 26, 2015
 Required by HUD (Housing and Urban Development) for every
region in the country
WHAT THE POINT-IN-TIME IS NOT:
 The PIT count does not identify who is eligible for HUD’s
homeless assistance programs.
 The PIT report is not a statement on the success of a
community’s ef forts to alleviate the situation of those
experiencing homelessness.
 The PIT is not a replacement for other data reports, it is a
piece of the data puzzle.
WHY DO WE DO POINT-IN-TIME?
 The purpose of the survey:
 Educate citizens about the presence of homelessness within their
communities
 Identify trends and service needs of those experiencing
homelessness in the region
 Funnel resources to services and programs serving the population of
persons experiencing homelessness
HUD REQUIREMENTS
 People to include in PIT:
 Sheltered: “An individual or family living in a supervised publicly or
privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living
arrangement (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and
hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal,
state, or local government programs for low -income individuals).” on
the night of Jan. 26 th , 2015.
 Unsheltered: “An individual or family with a primary nighttime
residence that is a public or private place not designed for or
ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human
beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train
station, airport, or camping ground” on the night of Jan. 26 th , 2015.
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
 Americorps VISTA members: build capacity by developing tools
and systems to enhance existing efforts.
 Virtual map of metro PIT count sites to simplify 2016 count
planning
 Identification of unsheltered count sites through ridealongs with Police and Forest
Rangers
 Fact sheet to allay respondent concerns
 Training preparation and curriculum development
 Focusing on subpopulations among those who are experiencing
homelessness:
 Unsheltered
 Homeless Veterans
 Chronically Homeless
 Unaccompanied Youth
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
 Targeting where counties are doing surveys.
 Getting data from our Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS).
 Survey focusing primarily on information required by Housing and
Urban Development (HUD).
 Employing statistical methodologies where appropriate.
 Surveying HUD defined homeless only, at-risk data is not being
collected for this PIT.
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
 Consistency across the 7 counties:
 Tracking surveys by location type
 Striving for data quality among unsheltered and sheltered
surveys. Making sure the survey is filled out correctly and
completely.
INTERVIEW DOS AND DON’TS
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Approach and survey people in a respectful manner.
Remember this is an interview-style survey on Housing.
Participation is voluntary.
Any survey question can be refused.
Services will not be refused if no participation.
Check for data quality (i.e.. survey is completely filled out and
properly).
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Hand out a stack of surveys and pens and then collect them.
Don’t push to survey someone who does not want to talk.
Don’t push to get answers if someone wants to skip a question.
Point out people or draw unnecessary attention to them.
WHY WE ASK THESE QUESTIONS
 Some are for deduplication of the dataset (letters of
name/SSN/DOB)
 Some are to look at movement across cities and counties
(questions 3 and 4)
 Some are to collect demographic information on subpopulations
that HUD wants information on.
 e.g. Someone who is classified as experiencing chronic homelessness
based on the length of time they have been homeless and how many
times they have been homeless.
SURVEY QUESTIONS
 *=Important Question
* Header:
 Agency:__________
(Name of Agency, for example; Catholic Charities, Samaritan House)
 Program: _____________
(if specific program at shelter specify here ex: Steps to Stability program.
The Delores Project would be Agency, food bank, street outreach, job
program, etc)
 Survey Location:________
(intersection or name of park, etc.)
 County_____
(a map will be provided for outreach volunteers to identify correctly which
county)
We’ll cover the checkboxes (Refusal/Observation) shortly
SURVEY QUESTIONS CONT.
1. Did you already complete this survey this week? If yes, when and
where? ____(When)____
________(Where)___________________
*2. Where did you spend last night / Monday night, Januar y 26 th ?
(Check only ONE response)
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Emergency shelter or cold weather shelter.
Please write name of shelter: _________________________
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Youth Shelter
Please write name of shelter: _________________________
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Domestic Violence Shelter
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Hotel/motel paid for by a voucher or non -profit
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Transitional housing (time -limited)
6 On the street, under a bridge, in a car, or any other place not meant
for
human habitation
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Safe Haven (Denver Only)
If nothing checked in question 2, end survey.
SURVEY QUESTIONS CONT.
3. What city & county did you/will you spend M onday night, Januar y 26 t h ?
_____(City)_____________ _
_ _ _ ___ ___(County)___ _____________
4. Where was the last room, apar tment or house that you lived in for 90 days
or more? (City and State) _ _ _ (City)___ ______ ____ _ _ _ __ _(State)___ ______
*5. How long have you been homeless this time ? (Chec k only ONE response)
Less than 1 month
More than 1 month but less than 1 year
1 to 3 year s
More than 3 year s
Don’t know
I am not currently
homeless
*6. INCLUDING THIS TIM E, how many times have you been homeless in the
last three year s ? (Chec k only ONE response)
One
Two
Three
Four
Five or more
I have not been homeless
at any time in the last three year s
*7. Did any family member s stay in the same place as you on M onday night,
Jan 26 t h ?
Just me
Par tner/spouse
Children under age 1 8
Biological parents/siblings
SURVEY QUESTIONS CONT.
8. For any family members staying in the same place as you,
please fill in the following information:
- First Section is for all family members (including the respondent)
 Relationship to you: spouse or partner,child, parent/sibling,
other
 First 3 letters of First Name:
 First 3 letters of Last Name:
 Date of Birth: (mm-dd-yy) – we ask for year of birth at minimum
 Last 4 digits of social security number for respondent only:
 Gender: Male (M),Female (F),Trans -gender (MTF or FTM)
 Ethnicity: Hispanic -Yes (Y), No (N) Don’t Know (DK)
 Race: American Indian/ Alaska Native (AIAN); Asian (A);
Black (B); White (W); Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
(NHPI); Multi-Racial (M)
 If multi-racial enter all races (e.g. M; B/A)
SURVEY QUESTIONS CONT.
 Black bordered area is for adults only (family members over
18 years old).
 Answers for these questions will be: Yes (Y), No (N) or Don’t
Know (DK).
-Veteran
-Medical or Physical Disability
-Mental Illness
- Alcohol or Drug Abuse
-HIV/AIDS
-Developmental Disability
-Domestic Violence
-Other Chronic Health Problem
HUD DEFINITIONS
 Disability: An individual with one or more of the following
conditions –
 A physical, mental , or emotional impairment, including an
impairment caused by alcohol or drug abuse, post -traumatic stress
disorder, or brain injury that:
 1) Is expected to be long-continuing or of indefinite duration;
 2) Substantially impedes the individuals ability to live independently; and
 3) Could be improved by the provision of more suitable housing
conditions.
 A developmental disability, as defined in section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 .
 The disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or any
condition arising from the etiologic agency for acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV)
HUD DEFINITIONS CONT…
 Serious Mental Illness (adults only): Includes adults with a
severe and persistent mental illness or emotional impairment
that seriously limits a person’s ability to live independently.
 In order to be considered a disability, it must meet the qualifications,
i.e., "is expected to be long-continuing or indefinite duration”.
 Substance Use Disorder (adults only): Includes adults with a
substance abuse problem (alcohol/drugs/both).
 In order to be considered a disability, it must meet the qualifications
i.e., "is expected to be long-continuing or indefinite duration”.
SURVEY QUESTIONS CONT.
 9. Do you have custody of children under age 18 who are not
sleeping with you tonight?
Yes (Number of
children______________)
No
 9a. If yes, where did they stay on Monday Jan 26th?
Family/friend house
At another shelter
On the street
Not sure
 10. In the past month, have you or anyone in your household
received any money from working?
Yes
No
SURVEY QUESTIONS CONT.
 11 . What are the reasons or contributing factor s why you are homeless now or
that you are experiencing housing instability? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
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- A b u s e o r v i o l e n c e i n my h o m e
- A l c o h o l/ s ub s t a n c e a b u s e p r o b l em s
- A s ke d to L e av e
-Bad Credit
- C o ul d n ’ t p ay u t i l i t i es
- D i s c h a r g e f r o m f o s te r c a r e
-Discharged from Jail
-Discharged from prison
- Fa m i l y m e m b e r o r p e r s o n al i l l n e s s
- L e g a l p r o b l em s
- M e d i c a l ex p e n s e s
-Mental Illness
- M o v e d to f i n d w o r k
- P r o b l em s w i t h p u b l i c b e n e f i t s
- R e a s o n s r e l a te d to my s ex ua l o r i e n t a t i o n
- R e l a t i o n s hi p p r o b l em s o r f a m i l y b r e a k - u p
- U n a b l e to p ay r e n t / m o r t g a g e
- O t h e r _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _
- D o e s n ’t a p p l y to m e
- L o s t j o b / c o uld n ’ t f i n d w o r k
REFUSAL/OBSERVATION SECTION
 An interview is always preferable, so complete only if an
interview is not possible
 If a refusal fill, in the reason why.
 If an observation, fill in reason why and the location.
 Fill in the rest of the information to the best of your ability.
Make sure survey has been completed – especially
questions with stars!
SECURIT Y PROTOCOL
 No individual data is used, data is aggregated.
 Potentially identifying information is used for deduplication
only, not for identification.
 We have volunteers sign confidentiality agreements.
 Completed surveys are kept in a locked location.
 Surveys are destroyed after being entered into the dataset.
AGENCY INSTRUCTIONS
 Please include Cover Sheet with surveys.
 Please be prepared with supplies for your volunteers (e.g.
printed surveys, pens, pencils if outside location is cold [ink
can freeze!] a place to do the survey).
 Sheltered counts should match HIC.
 Turn in surveys by 1 -30-15 to your County Coordinators. They
appreciate having surveys turned in earlier if possible.
FOR VOLUNTEERS: WHAT TO EXPECT?!
 Each county has a Coordinator that is placing volunteers
based on where they would like to volunteer.
 sign up at: www.mdhi.org scroll down to ‘How do I sign up?’
 Once you choose the county that you would like to volunteer in, you
will receive the contact information for that County Coordinator.
 Leave them a message/send them an email letting them know your
interest and they will contact you.
 Remember to dress for the weather!!!
 Please feel free to invite any of your friends to join in our
ef fort!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Joe Baker
Metro Denver Homeless Initiative
(303)295-1772 x103
[email protected]
All questions, concerns and suggestions are welcome!
THANK YOU!!!
We appreciate your participation in the
2015 Point-in-Time Count!
We could not do this without you!