Transcript The Gap Analysis and Homeless Populations

The Gap Analysis and Homeless
Populations
Metro Detroit’s Community Summit on Ending Homelessness
The GAP Analysis
What
• The estimation of the need
for housing of homeless
persons broken into
categories and kinds of
housing.
Why
• Mandate from the U.S.
Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development
The GAP Analysis
When
•Point in Time surveys,
Once every year
How
•Actual count of person
in shelters, transitional
housing programs and
living on the streets
Homeless definition
 An individual who lacks a fixed, regular
and adequate nighttime residence; this
includes persons who reside in the
following:
An institution that provides
temporary residence for individuals,
Homeless definition
A supervised
public or privately operated
shelter designed to provide temporary living
accommodations (including welfare hotels,
congregate shelters, and transitional housing
for the mentally ill);
A public
or private place not designed for,
or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping
accommodation for human beings.
Sub Populations
Chronically Homeless
Seriously Mentally Ill
Chronic Substance Abuse
Veterans
Persons living with HIV/AIDS
Victims of Domestic Violence
Youth
THE BREAKDOWN
Emergency Shelter
– An immediate response to homelessness.
Transitional Housing
– Housing in which homeless persons live for up to
24 months and receive supportive services that
enable them to live more independently.
THE BREAKDOWN
cont.
Permanent Supportive
– Permanent housing for persons with
disabilities with support services attached
to it.
Permanent Affordable
– Permanent housing that does not exceed
50% of area median income.
Housing Gaps Analysis
Chart
Individuals
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing
Permanent Supportive
Housing
Unsheltered
Housing Gaps Analysis Chart
Persons in families with children
Emergency Shelter
Transitional
Housing
Permanent
Supportive Housing
Unsheltered