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Homelessness in Idaho

2015 Point-In-Time Count Report

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Opening Doors, Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness ................................................. 3

Understanding the Point-In-Time Count ...................................................................................................... 3

Goal ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

PIT Definition of Homelessness ............................................................................................................... 3

PIT Data Collection Methods ................................................................................................................... 3

Reviewing the Data ................................................................................................................................... 4

PIT Uses and Limitations.......................................................................................................................... 4

Increases and Decreases in the Count ....................................................................................................... 5

Precariously Housed ................................................................................................................................. 5

Participating Shelter/Housing Programs ....................................................................................................... 6

Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 7

PIT Count Results ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Households .................................................................................................................................................... 9

All Adult Households and Households with Children .............................................................................. 9

Households with Children....................................................................................................................... 10

All Adult Households ............................................................................................................................. 11

Veterans .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Subpopulations ........................................................................................................................................ 15

Living Situations & Episodes of Homelessness ..................................................................................... 16

Length of Stay ......................................................................................................................................... 17

Reasons Cited for Homelessness ............................................................................................................ 17

Regional Point-in-Time Count Results ....................................................................................................... 18

Sheltered/Unsheltered Survey Results ........................................................................................................ 22

Sheltered and Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Survey Results............................................................. 25

Unsheltered Only Survey Results ............................................................................................................... 26

Precariously Housed Survey Results .......................................................................................................... 28

HUD-HDX Balance of State CoC Sheltered & Unsheltered Household Information ............................... 30

HUD-HDX Boise City/Ada County CoC Sheltered & Unsheltered Household Information .................... 33

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Introduction

The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds local homeless assistance and prevention

networks called Continuums of Care (CoC). In addition to organizing, delivering and reporting on housing and

services for people who are experiencing homelessness, CoCs are required to complete a one-night point in time

count of homeless persons during the last ten days in January. Idaho is divided into two CoCs; Boise City Ada

County (Region Seven) and Balance of State (regions One through Six).

Idaho’s 11th annual Point-In-Time (PIT) count was conducted on January 28, 2015 by Idaho’s two CoCs and Idaho

Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). The data from this count helps determine the amount of funding

awarded for homeless programs across the state, as well as report changes among the homeless population and

raise public awareness of homelessness. Data from the one-night PIT count and the longitudinal data collected by

the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) are the primary sources used to measure the progress in

meeting the national strategic goal of preventing and ending homelessness.

Opening Doors, Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

In 2010 the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness released Opening Doors, Federal Strategic Plan

to Prevent and End Homelessness. The Plan is the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end

homelessness. It outlines an interagency collaboration that aligns mainstream housing, health, education and

human services to prevent Americans from experiencing homelessness in the future. Opening Doors is focused on

four key goals; 1) End chronic homelessness by 2016; (2) Prevent and end Veterans homelessness by 2016; (3)

Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children by 2020; (4) Set a path to end all types of

homelessness. Data from the PIT Count can be used as one measure to see if the CoCs are on track to meet these

goals.

Understanding the Point-In-Time Count

Goal

The primary goal of the PIT count is to provide a one-night “snapshot” of the number of homeless persons who are

either living on the streets, in places not meant for habitation, or are currently residing in emergency shelters or

homeless transitional housing projects. Additionally the PIT Count collects demographic and subpopulation

information to better understand the situations and extent of homelessness in our state.

PIT Definition of Homelessness

Using HUD’s definition of homelessness for the PIT count, CoCs are instructed to count all adults, children in

households, and unaccompanied youth who, on the night of the count, reside in one of the places described below:

An unsheltered homeless person resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a vehicle or on the

streets. Included in this count are people in temporary tents, encampments, and warming centers.

A sheltered homeless person resides in an emergency shelter, transitional housing or supportive housing

for homeless persons who originally came for the streets or emergency shelters

PIT Data Collection Methods

The state is divided into seven regions within the two CoCs: Regions One through Six are in the Balance of State

CoC and Region Seven is in the Boise City/Ada County CoC (map page 17). The PIT count consists of two

methods to collect data. The sheltered data is collected, in aggregate, from surveys completed by homeless service

providers and from the HMIS database. The unsheltered data is collected from surveys administered directly to

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individuals. This annual enumeration reports on the exact number of persons counted and is not based on prior

reports or estimates of how many homeless persons there may be based on opinion.

Sheltered Count surveys for all regions are coordinated through IHFA. Surveys are sent to over 50 agencies

operating more than 100 different projects that provide shelter and housing to men, women and children on the

night of the count. All surveys, both sheltered and unsheltered are sent to IHFA for data validation and compilation

to produce the final statewide report.

The unsheltered count utilizes a PIT Committee with representation from Regions One through Six and the Boise

City/Ada County CoC for Region Seven. Each committee member is responsible for working with their CoC,

regional housing coalitions, local PIT committees, regional homeless service providers and other organizations to

conduct the count. All unsheltered survey are sent to IHFA for review and surveys that meet the criteria for

homeless or precariously housed are entered into HMIS for deduplication and reporting.

The Unsheltered Count uses an interview component for all persons contacted in order to get an unduplicated

count and collect basic demographics. Activities that IHFA, CoCs, regional PIT Committees, or housing coalitions

perform include:

Leading the sub-committee or the group planning the count in their region

Recruiting and training volunteers and agency staff to conduct the count

Contacting other community and faith-based organizations, community leaders, business and media outlets

that may help with the count or provide volunteers

Identifying “known locations” and service-based programs that non-sheltered homeless persons frequent

or stay

Planning events centered around bringing the unsheltered homeless to a central location

The seven regions consist of the following counties:

Region One Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Shoshone

Region Two Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce

Region Three Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, Washington

Region Four Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin Falls

Region Five Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Power

Region Six Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton

Region Seven Ada

Reviewing the Data

The sheltered and unsheltered survey forms collect up to 16 data variables that can change year to year to reflect

the type of data required by HUD or requested by the CoCs. Some questions are asked only of individuals and the

head of households, while others are collected on all persons. The tables in the report will indicate which grouping

the data represents. Not all respondents answered every question on the survey and blank responses are not

reported unless specifically noted. Totals, percentages and graphs are based on the answered questions only and do

not represent null or missing values.

PIT Uses and Limitations

Due to the nature of a one-night count the uses of the PIT Count data and its limitations should be noted. It is

understood that a one-night point in time count has limitations and in any given year may under-count or over-

count the homeless population when compared to data collected over a longer period of time or at other periodic

intervals. The CoCs understand these limitations but still find value in the data, as what is deemed most important

is the quality and accuracy of the count as opposed to merely the size of the count.

The PIT Count is one tool that can be used for effective planning and provision of homeless assistance services.

Communities need to understand the size and characteristics of their entire homeless population, not just those who

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already access shelter and services, and the PIT Count is the only time that an unduplicated count of both the

unsheltered and sheltered homeless is conducted at the same time.

This count covers the whole state and an increase or decrease in the count does not necessarily reflect the situation

in all areas of the state. To determine which regions are specifically reporting increases or decreases please refer to

the tables at the end of this report. The data contained in this report should not be used for annual extrapolation or

for an exact count, but rather as a gauge of the number of persons experiencing homeless in Idaho on a given night.

Increases and Decreases in the Count

Decreases or increases in the number of persons counted from year to year may indicate either a change in the

homeless population or external circumstances or both. Conditions that affect the count include; homeless persons

not accessing shelter or services during the count; volunteers experience difficulty finding those who are living on

the street who agree to be surveyed, weather or natural disasters; community events; and new or closed projects.

Therefore, it is important when using PIT data to follow-up and gather additional information, along with other

types of data, to get a clear picture of homelessness in Idaho.

While the 2015 PIT Count as a whole decreased 6.5% from last year, the shelter population saw an increase and

the unsheltered homeless decreased. With most housing programs operating at or near capacity year after year

statewide decreases or increases may fail to reflect the true nature of homelessness across the state. This year’s

count shows a 17% decrease in unsheltered homeless and a 2% increase in the sheltered population but for the

second year in a row people experiencing homelessness for the “first time” stayed above 20% (23% in 2014 and

22% in 2015). This shows even as programs are able to move more people into stable housing there are still a high

number of newly homeless people needing help.

Across the state the unsheltered population count increased in some regions while it decreased in others. Possible

explanations for this have been noted below.

Region One: Experienced a 33% decrease in the number of unsheltered counted due to a number of

volunteer agencies not being able to participate in the count as originally committed. Since the count

relies heavily on volunteers within the community there are not many resources to replace the

organizations that dropped out.

Region Two: The 80% decrease from 2014 brings the region back to the “normal” level of unsheltered

homeless usually counted in the PIT. Last year’s unsheltered count was extraordinarily high due to a trailer

court in one community experiencing an environmental crisis during the 2014 count. At the time of last

year’s count over 90 people were counted as unsheltered who by this year are in housing. This number

equals almost exactly the 95 less people counted this year.

Region Three, Four and Six has small increase attributed not necessarily to more unsheltered homeless but

toward better volunteer training, PIT count methods and broader community involvement and effort.

Region Seven experienced an increase in unsheltered surveys; rising from 46 in 2014 to 81 in 2015. Local

shelters confirmed that they had capacity to serve the 81 individuals on January 28, 2015, however some

people chose not to access those available resources. The rise in unsheltered individuals could also be

attributed in part to a record low rental vacancy rate in Ada County.

Decreases in the unsheltered population may also be due to the direct placement of homeless persons in Rapid Re-

housing programs and increased VASH and SSVF vouchers for veterans and their families. Person in these

programs, along with those staying with family or friends, or doubled up with other families, are not included in

the PIT Count.

Precariously Housed

HUD’s definition of homelessness for the PIT count does not include persons who may be staying with friends or

relatives, in a hotel/motel, in a treatment facility or in jail. Persons in these circumstances are defined as

precariously housed and are often characterized as being at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

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Even though the count specifically targeted places that the unsheltered homeless go, there were almost twice as

many precariously housed persons surveyed than unsheltered homeless during the count. In some areas of the state

there are a much higher number of precariously housed persons than actual homeless persons. Service providers

have commented this may be because in rural areas many of the homeless still have personal connections in the

community, while in larger urban areas those personal support systems may be missing. During the cold weather of

January it is likely that friends and families are probably more likely to let someone experiencing homelessness

sleep on their floor or on a couch on a temporary basis.

Due to the impact to communities of those at imminent risk of becoming homeless accessing services, the data

from respondents who completed the survey but were determined to be precariously housed is included in a

separate table at the end of this report.

Participating Shelter/Housing Programs

Agency Region

Advocates Against Family Violence 3

Aid for Friends 5

Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse 2

Bannock Youth Foundation 5

Bingham Crisis Center 5

Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) 2

Boise City Ada County Housing Authority 7

Boise Rescue Mission - Boise 7

Boise Rescue Mission - Nampa 3

Boise Rescue Mission - City Lights 7

Bonner County Homeless Task Force 1

CATCH Inc 7

City of Boise 7

CLUB, Inc 6

Crisis Center of the Magic Valley 4

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center 6

Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership (EICAP) 6

El-Ada Community Action Partnership 7

Family Assistance in Transitional Housing (FAITH) 6

Family Care Center/Idaho Falls Rescue Mission 6

Family Promise of LC Valley 2

Family Promise of North Idaho 1

Family Promise of the Palouse 2

Family Service Alliance of SE Idaho 5

Housing Authority of City of Pocatello 5

Idaho Housing and Finance Association 1-6

Idaho Youth Ranch 7

IDAHO, Inc 3

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Interfaith Sanctuary 7

Lemhi County Crisis Intervention 6

Nez Perce Tribal Housing Authority 2

North Idaho Violence Prevention Center 1

Oneida Crisis Center 5

Post Falls Police - Victim Services Unit 1

Safe Place Ministries 7

Salvation Army - Boise 7

Salvation Army - Lewiston 2

Salvation Army - Nampa 3

Sojourners’ Alliance 2

South Central Community Action Partnership (SCCAP) 4

Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA) 5

St Pius X Catholic Church 1

St Vincent de Paul - Coeur D'Alene 1

Supportive Housing and Innovative Partnerships 7

The Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence 4

Union Gospel Mission 1

Valley Crisis Center 3

Valley House 4

Veteran Administration - Boise 7

Western Idaho Community Action Partnership (WICAP) 3

Women and Children's Alliance 7

YWCA of Lewiston-Clarkson 2

Acknowledgements

It is due to outstanding participation of the homeless services providers across the state, the tremendous effort of

the PIT Committee, the regional housing coalitions, and the time and dedication of agency staff and numerous

volunteers, that we are able to produce this report.

A special acknowledgement is given to the respondents whose data is contained in this report and were willing to

share their personal information, experiences and life situations in order to better understand homelessness in our

communities.

Financial assistance to coordinate the count and produce this report was provided in part by the Home Partnership

Foundation.

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PIT Count Results

On the night of January 28, 2015 the PIT Count identified 1,966 homeless men, women and children in Idaho.

This represents a 6.5% overall decrease from 2014.

Figure 1

The unsheltered homeless account for 24% of all homeless persons in 2015 which is a marked decrease from 2014

where 30% of all homeless persons counted were unsheltered. The unsheltered population as a whole also

decreased by 26% while the sheltered population increased by a modest 2%. This change in the unsheltered

population may be attributed to a variety of reasons including new emergency shelters or transitional programs,

additional VA housing vouchers, and increased Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing funding. Please

see the section entitled Yearly Increases and Decreases in the Count for additional information.

Figure 2

2199 1968

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2104 1966

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Total PIT Count

1585 1482 1404 1468 1497

782 486

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636 469

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Total PIT Count by Sheltered and Unsheltered

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

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Households

All Adult Households and Households with Children

The PIT Count Report breaks out households into two categories: All Adult Households and Households with

Children. All Adult Households consist of single individuals or households of adult members only. This includes

married couples and households where all members are age 18 year or older. Households with Children are all

households that have at least one minor child. This includes households of only children such as unaccompanied

youth and adolescent parents and their children

All Adult Households continue to represent the majority of the homeless population in Idaho. The count of

persons in both Households of All Adults and Households with Children decreased from 2014 by 5% and 9%

respectively.

Figure 3

Within both All Adult Households and Households with Children the majority of persons are in emergency shelter

or a transitional housing program rather than in an unsheltered situation.

Figure 4

1310

1175 1064

1228 1168

889 793

717

876

798

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400

600

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1200

1400

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Comparison of Adult Only Households and Households with Children

Total Persons in Adult Only Households Total Persons in Households w/Children

71%

29%

2015 Adult Only Households

Sheltered Persons in Adult Only Households

Unsheltered Persons in Adult Only Households

84%

16%

2015 Households with Children

Sheltered Persons in Households with Children

Unsheltered Persons in Households with Children

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Households with Children

Opening Doors has set a goal of ending homelessness for families, youth, and children by 2020. In response to this

goal the PIT Count places an emphasis on identifying households with children. While the PIT Count is primarily

a count of persons, a count of the actual household units is also conducted since fluctuating household sizes can

affect the total PIT count from year to year. Knowing the number of families, as well as the number of people in

families, is vital in meeting the goals set by Opening Doors.

In 2015 there were 255 Households with Children with a total of 798 persons including 4 single child households.

Compared to last year, this is a 5% decrease in the number of households and a 9% decrease in the number of

persons in Households with Children. Figure 5 indicates the number of actual households and Figure 6 displays

number of persons in Households with Children.

Figure 5

Figure 6

256 216 205 203 216

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Number of Households with Children

Sheltered Households with Children Unsheltered Households with Children

744 695 642 626 668

145 98

75 250 130

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 Number of Persons in Households with Children

Sheltered Persons in HH w/Children Unsheltered Persons in HH w/Children

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Not only did the overall number of Households with Children decrease, but there was also a substantial decrease in

the percent of Households with Children living in an unsheltered situation on the night of the count. The percent

of Unsheltered Households decreased 25% of the total households from 2014 to 15% in 2015 (figure 7). The

number of Unsheltered Persons in Households decreased from 29% of the total of persons in households in 2014 to

16% in 2015 (Figure 8).

Figure 7

Figure 8

75%

25%

2014 Households with Children

Sheltered HH W children Household Units

Unsheltered HH W children Household Units

85%

15%

2015 Households with Children

Sheltered HH W children Household Units

Unsheltered HH W children Household Units

71%

29%

2014 PersonsHouseholds with Children

Sheltered Persons in HH w/Children

Unsheltered Persons in HH w/Children

84%

16%

2015 Persons in Households with Children

Sheltered Persons in HH w/Children

Unsheltered Persons in HH w/Children

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Youth Households

Youth Households are a new reporting category in our PIT Count Report. Youth are persons under the

age of 25 and a Youth Household is defined as an Unaccompanied Individual under the age of 25 or

Parenting Youth household where everyone in the household is under the age of 25. Youth Households

account for 10% of all households in the PIT Count. The majority of Youth Households are comprised of

Unaccompanied Youth.

Figure 9

All Adult Households

In 2015 All Adult households account for 59% of the total homeless population. Within the All Adult Household

category, 29% were sleeping in an unsheltered situation on the night of the count. This is a slight decrease from

prior years.

Figure 10

90%

10%

2015 Youth Households

All Households Youth Youth Households

71%

29%

2015 Youth Household Type

Unaccompanied Youth Parenting Youth

59%

41%

2015 Total Homeless - Adult Households

Total Persons in Adult Only HH

Total Persons in Households w/Children

71%

29%

2015 All Adult Households

Sheltered Persons in All Adult HH

Unsheltered Persons in All Adult HH

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Chronically Homeless

A Chronically Homeless Person is defined as an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition, or

a family with at least one adult member who has a disabling condition, who has either been continuously homeless

for a year or more OR has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years. Additionally, to be

counted they must have been sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (e.g. living on the streets) and/or

in emergency shelter.

13% of the Idaho’s homeless were identified as chronically homeless in 2015 which is a small increase from the

12% in 2014.

Figure 11

Within the Chronically Homeless population itself the percentage of chronically homeless families has decreased

from 2014.

Figure 12

88%

12%

2014 Percentage Homeless that are Chronically Homeless

Homeless Chronically Homeless

87%

13%

2015 Percentage Homeless that are Chronically Homeless

Homeless Chronically Homeless

64%

36%

2014 Chronically Homeless Individuals and Households

Total CH Ind Total CH Persons in HH

66%

34%

2015 Chronically Homeless Individuals and Households

Total CH Ind Total CH Persons in HH

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Veterans

The percentage of homeless veterans within the general homeless population (adults only) increased from 2014.

While the number of resources targeted for homeless veterans such the Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing

(VASH) and Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) are available across the state, each region has its

own outreach and housing strategies for the veterans in their area. Veterans and families who are in VASH and

SSVF projects are not included in the PIT Count.

Figure 13

Within the veteran homeless population itself, the majority of veterans are in an emergency shelter or transitional

housing projects rather than in unsheltered situations. There is a decrease of the percent of veterans who are

unsheltered versus sheltered from 2014, which reflects the efforts of the regional programs working to help get

veterans out of unsheltered living conditions and into the appropriate projects many that are tailored specifically

for veterans and their families.

Figure 14

15%

18%

16%

14%

17%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2011 to 2015 Veteran Comparison

Total Veterans

68% 71% 78% 63% 70%

32% 29% 22% 37% 30%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2011 to 2015 Sheltered and Unsheltered Veterans Comparision

Sheltered Vets Unsheltered Vets

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Subpopulations

Subpopulation counts look at specific demographics by person, by household group and by sheltered and

unsheltered situations. The subpopulations reported below are for adults in both All Adult Households and

Households with Children within sheltered or unsheltered situations in the 2015 enumeration.

Figure 15 reports on the percentage of sheltered homeless adults that identified as being in at least one of the

subpopulations listed and Figure 16 represents the unsheltered homeless adults. Note: Adults may be counted in

more than one subpopulation category.

Figure 15

Figure 16

25%

40%

17%

3%

20%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Serious Mental Illness

Substance Abuse

Physical Disability

Other Disabling Condition

Victims of Domestic Violence

2015 Subpopulations Sheltered Homeless

17%

14% 16%

9%

29%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Serious Mental Illness

Substance Abuse

Physical Disability

Other Disabling Condition

Victims of Domestic Violence

2015 Subpopulations Unsheltered Homeless

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Unsheltered Homeless Only Unsheltered homeless are persons who were staying on the streets, in a vehicle or other places not meant for

habitation on the night of the count. Surveys collect additional information to better understand this segment of the

homeless population that is not accessing available residential programs for the homeless. Data in Figures 17-20

were asked of only the Individual or Head of Household.

On the night of January 28, 2015 there a total of 353 unsheltered households with a total of 469 persons; 314

persons in All Adult Households and 130 persons in Households with Children. Figure 17 represents the

percentage of unsheltered persons in All Adult Households and Households with Children.

Figure 17

Living Situations & Episodes of Homelessness

Individuals and Head of Households were asked to identify where they spent the night of January 28th and how

many homeless episodes they had experienced. In 2015 25% spent the night in a vehicle, 34% outside and 41% in

inside non-housing. First time homeless accounted for 22%, while 42% are experiencing chronic episodes of

homelessness which is a slight decrease from 2014.

Figure 18

76% 80% 80%

61% 72%

24% 20% 20% 39% 28%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Unsheltered Household Distribution

Unsheltered Persons in All Adult Households

Unsheltered Persons in Households With Children

41%

34%

25%

2015 Unsheltered Homeless Situation

Inside (Non-housing) Outside Vehicle

22%

26%

42%

2015 Episodes of Homelessness

First Time More than 1 time in past Chronic - More than 1 year/or 4 times in 3 years

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Length of Stay

When asked how long the individual or household had been in their current episode of homelessness 21% had been

in an unsheltered situation for one week or less while 25% have been for one year of longer.

Figure 19

Reasons Cited for Homelessness and Circumstances Preventing from Becoming Housed

Individuals and heads of households were asked to identify situations that caused their homelessness. In a separate

question they were then asked what circumstances were preventing them from becoming housed. Multiple

responses were valid for each respondent and question.

Figure 20

21%

15%

20%

13%

25%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

One week or less

More than one week/less than

one month

One to three months

more than three months but less than one year

One year or longer

2015 Length of Current Unsheltered Homeless Episode

50%

38%

25%

0%

20%

40%

60%

2015 Top 3 Situations Causing Homelessness

Unemployment Unable to find affordable housing Evicted/Unable to pay rent

51% 46%

21%

0%

20%

40%

60%

2015 Top 3 Circumstances Preventing Being Housed

Unemployment Unable to find affordable housing Disabled

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Regional Point-in-Time Count Results

Power

Boundar

y

Bonner

Kootenai

Benewah

Shoshon

e

Clearwater

Latah

Lewis

Nez

Perce

Idaho

Lemhi

Custer Clark Fremont

Butte

Jefferson

Madison

Teton

Bonneville Bingham

Bannock

Caribou

Bear

Lake Franklin

Oneida

Blaine

Camas Gooding

Twin

Falls

Cassia

Lincoln Mini-

doka Jerome

Adams

Valley Washingto

n

Owyhee

Elmore

Canyon

Boise Gem

Payette

2015 Point-in-Time Count Region Unsheltered Sheltered Total % of Total

Region 1 191 238 429 21.8%

Region 2 32 64 96 4.9%

Region 3 114 188 302 15.4%

Region 4 19 80 99 5%

Region 5 10 71 81 4.1%

Region 6 22 182 204 10.4%

Region 7 81 674 755 38.4%

Total 469 1497 1966 100%

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Regional PIT Count Results - 2011 to 2015

174 177 183 236 238

385

250 196

286

191

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 1 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

31% 41%

48% 45% 55%

69% 59% 52% 55% 45%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 1 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

86 70 72 61 64

16 41 38

160

32

0

50

100

150

200

250

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 2 PIT Count -2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

84%

63% 65%

28%

67%

16% 37% 35%

72% 33%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 2 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

235 201 195

165 188

36 66

14 103

114

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 3 Pit Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

87% 75%

93%

62% 62%

13% 25%

7%

38% 38%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 3 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

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92 89 98

67 80

10 8

29

14 19

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 4 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

90% 92%

77% 83% 81%

10% 8% 23% 17% 19%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 4 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

83 71

56 63

71

47 37

15 18 10

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 5 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

64% 66% 79% 78%

88% 36% 34% 21% 22% 12%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 5 PIT Count 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

174 173 155

169 182

23 31 36 9

22

0

50

100

150

200

250

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 6 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

88% 85% 81% 95% 89%

12% 15% 19% 5% 11%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 6 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

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741 701 645

707 674

97 53 49

46 81

0

200

400

600

800

1000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 7 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

88% 93% 93% 94% 89%

12% 7%

7% 6% 11%

0

200

400

600

800

1000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Region 7 PIT Count - 2015

Sheltered Homeless Unsheltered Homeless

429

96

302

99 81

204

755

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7

2015 PIT Count by Region

Sheltered Unsheltered

22%

5%

15%

5% 4%

10%

38%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7

2015 PIT Count by Region

Sheltered Unsheltered

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Sheltered/Unsheltered Survey Results Information as reported in the survey forms. Not all questions had responses; blank values not reported. **Multiple responses valid for a respondent.

Point in Time Count - January 28, 2015 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Homeless - Total Count

Adult Only Households 1131 205 33 116 27 45 105 600

Individuals & Persons in Adult Only Households 1168 220 34 124 28 46 108 608

Households with Children 255 70 20 51 22 12 31 49

Persons in Households with Children 798 209 62 178 71 35 96 147

Total Individuals and Persons in Households 1966 429 96 302 99 81 204 755

Sheltered Homeless

Adult Only Households 817 78 14 62 12 36 86 529

Individuals & Persons in Adult Only Households 829 85 14 65 12 36 86 531

Households with Children 216 54 16 35 21 12 31 47

Persons in Households with Children 668 153 50 123 68 35 96 143

Total Individuals and Persons in Households 1497 238 64 188 80 71 182 674

Unsheltered Homeless

Adult Only Households 314 127 19 54 15 9 19 71

Individuals & Persons in Adult Only Households 339 135 20 59 16 10 22 77

Households with Children 39 16 4 16 1 0 0 2

Persons in Households with Children 130 56 12 55 3 0 0 4

Total Individuals and Persons in Households 469 191 32 114 19 10 22 81

Gender (Total Individuals & Persons in Households)

Total Males 1107 215 48 140 54 50 104 496

Total Females 833 212 48 145 45 31 100 252

Transgender male to female 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Transgender female to male 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sheltered Homeless

Male 816 93 29 84 37 45 89 439

Female 679 145 35 104 43 26 93 233

Transgender male to female 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unsheltered Homeless

Male 291 122 19 56 17 5 15 57

Female 154 67 13 41 2 5 7 19

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Age Group (Total Individuals and Persons in Households)

62+ 79 15 3 12 0 4 4 41

25 - 61 1242 249 50 154 53 48 119 569

18 - 24 160 44 6 23 4 8 20 55

Under 18 484 121 37 113 42 21 61 89

Sheltered Homeless

62+ 55 10 0 4 0 3 2 36

25 - 61 911 118 30 85 36 40 104 498

18 - 24 115 18 4 16 3 7 15 52

Under 18 415 92 30 83 41 21 61 87

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Sheltered and Unsheltered Survey Results

Age Group (cont.) Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Unsheltered Homeless

62+ 24 5 3 8 0 1 2 5

25 - 61 331 131 20 69 17 8 15 71

18 - 24 45 26 2 7 1 1 5 3

Under 18 69 29 7 30 1 0 0 2

Race/Ethnicity (Total Individuals and Persons in Households)

American Indian or Alaska Native 101 25 16 3 3 10 9 35

Asian 11 2 0 4 1 0 0 4

Black or African American 69 4 2 13 1 1 5 43

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 2 1 0 4 4 0 5

White 1687 390 71 253 79 67 182 645

Multi Racial 27 3 1 4 1 1 3 14

Hispanic/Latino 237 22 10 75 18 5 47 60

Sheltered Homeless

American Indian or Alaska Native 57 7 7 1 2 6 8 26

Asian 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 3

Black or African American 63 4 2 12 0 1 5 39

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 2 1 0 4 4 0 4

White 1319 223 51 169 65 61 162 588

Multi Racial 27 3 1 4 1 1 3 14

Hispanic/Latino 199 15 10 55 17 5 45 52

Unsheltered Homeless

American Indian or Alaska Native 44 18 9 2 1 4 1 9

Asian 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 1

Black or African American 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 4

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

White 368 167 20 84 14 6 20 57

Multi Racial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hispanic/Latino 38 7 0 20 1 0 2 8

**Sub-Populations Demographics (Adults Only)

Total Veterans 249 59 6 18 7 18 15 126

Veterans - Males 224 49 6 15 7 17 14 116

Veterans - Females 24 10 0 2 0 1 1 10

Victims of Domestic Violence 336 92 10 54 17 19 28 116

Sheltered Homeless

Total Veterans 174 29 0 7 0 16 10 112

Veterans - Males 158 25 0 6 0 15 9 103

Veterans - Females 16 4 0 1 0 1 1 9

Victims of Domestic Violence 219 41 7 31 14 15 22 89

Unsheltered Homeless

Total Veterans 75 30 6 11 7 2 5 14

Veterans - Males 66 24 6 9 7 2 5 13

Veterans - Females 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 1

Victims of Domestic Violence 117 51 3 23 3 4 6 27

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Sheltered and Unsheltered Survey Results

**Disabling Conditions (Adults Only) Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Substance Abuse 487 112 16 43 12 9 45 250

Serious Mental Illness 337 79 14 34 2 8 22 178

Serious Physical illness/disability 246 86 11 13 5 5 20 106

Other/Prefer not to disclose 62 20 0 12 0 1 4 25

Sheltered Homeless

Substance Abuse 433 85 14 41 8 6 44 235

Serious Mental Illness 268 48 12 27 2 6 17 156

Serious Physical illness/disability 182 46 9 10 2 5 14 96

Other/Prefer not to disclose 28 1 0 0 0 1 4 22

Unsheltered Homeless

Substance Abuse 54 27 2 2 4 3 1 15

Serious Mental Illness 69 31 2 7 0 2 5 22

Serious Physical illness/disability 64 40 2 3 3 0 6 10

Other/Prefer not to disclose 34 19 0 12 0 00 0 3

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Sheltered and Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Survey Results Sheltered information as reported on provider survey form. Unsheltered information as reported on regional survey form. Not all surveys had responses, blank values not reported. A Chronically Homeless Person is defined by HUD as:

An unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition, or a family with at least one adult member who has a disabling condition, who has either been continuously homeless for a year or more OR has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years.

AND

The homeless person must have been sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (e.g. living on the streets) and/or in emergency shelter at the time of the count.

Total Sheltered and Unsheltered Chronically Homeless

Point in Time Count - January 28, 2015 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Total Sheltered and Unsheltered Chronically Homeless 249 94 1 16 8 1 31 98

Sheltered/ Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Individuals 164 47 1 13 6 1 14 82

Sheltered/Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Families 28 14 0 1 1 0 5 7

Sheltered/ Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Persons in Families 85 47 0 3 2 0 17 16

Total Sheltered Chronically Homeless 112 7 0 11 3 0 24 67

Sheltered Chronically Homeless Individuals 84 7 0 8 3 0 7 59

Sheltered Chronically Homeless Families 9 0 0 1 0 0 5 3

Sheltered Chronically Homeless Persons in Families 28 0 0 3 0 0 17 8

Total Unsheltered Chronically Homeless 137 87 1 5 5 1 7 31

Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Individuals 80 40 1 5 3 1 7 23

Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Families 19 14 0 0 1 0 0 4

Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Persons in Families 57 47 0 0 2 0 0 8

Total Sheltered and Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veterans

Point in Time Count - January 28, 2015 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Total Sheltered and Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veterans

41 23 0 2 3 0 1 12

Sheltered/ Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veteran Individuals 28 10 0 2 3 0 1 12

Sheltered/Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veteran Families 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sheltered/ Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Persons in Veteran Families

13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Sheltered Chronically Homeless Veterans 13 1 0 2 0 0 0 10

Sheltered Chronically Homeless Veteran Individuals 13 1 0 2 0 0 0 10

Sheltered Chronically Homeless Veteran Families 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sheltered Chronically Homeless Persons in Veteran Families 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veterans 28 22 0 0 3 0 1 2

Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veteran Individuals 15 9 0 0 3 0 1 2

Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Veteran Families 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Unsheltered Chronically Homeless Persons in Veteran Families 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Unsheltered Only Survey Results Information as reported in the survey forms. Not all questions had responses; blank values not reported.

**Multiple responses valid for a respondent.

Point in Time Count - January 28, 2015 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Unsheltered Homeless - Total Individuals and Households

Individual 291 120 18 50 14 8 16 65

Households 62 23 5 20 2 1 3 8

Total Individuals and Households 353 143 23 70 16 9 19 73

Household Types

Two Member Households 32 10 3 6 1 1 3 8

Three Member Households 15 5 1 8 1 0 0 0

Four Member Households 8 6 0 2 0 0 0 0

Five Plus Member Households 8 2 1 5 0 0 0 0

Total Households 63 23 5 21 2 1 3 8

Number of Persons in Households

Two Member Households 64 20 6 12 2 2 6 16

Three Member Households 45 15 3 24 3 0 0 0

Four Member Households 32 24 0 8 0 0 0 0

Five Plus Member Households 38 12 5 21 0 0 0 0

Total Persons in Households 179 71 14 65 5 2 6 16

Average Family Size 2.8 3 2.8 3 2.5 2 2 2

Where did you stay the night of January 28th?

Inside (abandoned building, stairwell, farm outbuilding, etc) 143 72 10 36 4 3 11 7

Outside (street, park, rest area, campground, bridge, etc) 121 37 2 18 3 5 4 52

Vehicle (car, truck, railroad car, etc) 89 34 11 16 9 1 4 14

Length of stay in above place

One week or less 74 39 6 10 2 2 3 12

More than one week, but less than one month 52 18 4 12 2 3 3 10

One to three months 69 34 3 18 1 1 3 9

More than three months, but less than one year 46 18 6 7 1 1 2 11

One year or longer 89 32 4 6 10 2 8 27

Last permanent address

Region of Survey (where they are at time of count) 159 76 7 28 7 5 2 34

Elsewhere in Idaho 85 28 13 15 6 2 8 13

Other US state 75 37 3 8 1 2 7 17

Extent of homelessness

1st time 79 20 9 29 5 2 5 9

2-3 times in the past 3 years 92 42 10 15 3 4 5 13

4 or more episodes in the past three years 64 34 1 4 2 1 3 19

Continuously homeless for 1 year or more 85 44 3 4 3 2 2 27

**What situations caused the homelessness

Voluntary Homelessness 38 22 3 4 2 1 1 5

Unemployment 146 65 4 28 9 7 8 25

Aged Out of Foster Care 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Felony Convictions 41 24 1 3 0 2 3 8

Divorce/Family Break-Up 54 27 5 6 2 2 2 10

Domestic Violence 30 14 2 5 0 3 2 4

Disabled 100 54 7 13 5 3 7 11

Lack of Education/Job Skills 36 17 2 7 2 1 3 4

Evicted/Unable to Pay Rent 84 44 6 9 4 2 5 14

Unable to Find Affordable Housing 115 64 6 16 7 1 8 13

Medical Cost/Personal Illness 41 23 3 4 1 0 3 7

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Unsheltered Only Survey Results

**What situations caused the homelessness Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Substance /Alcohol Abuse 83 39 3 12 4 3 0 22

Other 44 19 6 7 0 0 4 8

**What circumstances are preventing from becoming housed

Voluntary Homelessness 33 16 3 4 2 1 1 6

Unemployment 170 78 6 31 5 6 9 35

Domestic Violence 20 12 0 5 0 2 0 1

Disabled 87 46 4 13 3 1 8 12

Bad Credit History/Debt 61 37 4 4 3 3 7 3

Substance /Alcohol Abuse 60 29 2 9 1 3 1 15

Lack of Education/Job Skills 39 22 1 8 0 2 3 3

Evicted/Unable to Pay Rent 67 39 0 11 2 1 6 8

Unable to Find Affordable Housing 130 75 4 18 6 2 8 17

Medical Cost/Personal Illness 41 22 2 3 1 0 4 9

Criminal history affects employment 44 29 1 1 1 1 3 8

Criminal history affects housing 37 22 4 2 0 1 2 6

Other 30 10 2 6 0 0 2 10

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Precariously Housed Survey Results Numbers based on actual regional survey responses for precariously housed individuals and households

Information as reported in the survey forms. Not all questions had responses; blank values not reported. **Multiple responses valid for a respondent.

Point in Time Count - January 28, 2015 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Individuals and Household Units Individual 314 34 10 111 19 29 29 81

Household Unit (Not Persons) 193 20 4 108 20 23 10 8

Total Responses 507 54 14 219 39 52 39 89

Total Persons Individual 314 34 10 112 19 29 29 81

Persons in Household Units 695 67 22 405 85 70 27 19

Total Persons 1009 101 32 517 104 99 56 100

Household Types Two Member Households 60 5 0 32 4 9 5 5

Three Member Households 46 7 0 22 4 7 3 3

Four Member Households 35 4 0 21 4 4 2 0

Five + Member Households 52 4 4 33 8 3 0 0

Total Households Units 193 20 4 108 20 23 10 8

Number of Persons in Households Two Member Households Persons 120 10 0 64 8 18 10 10

Three Member Households Persons 138 21 0 66 12 21 9 9

Four Member Households Persons 140 16 0 84 16 16 8 0

Five + Member Households Persons 297 20 22 191 49 15 0 0

Total Persons in Households 695 67 22 405 85 70 27 19

Average Family Size 3.6 3.35 5.5 3.75 4.25 3 2.7 2.37

Gender (# of Individuals and Persons in Households) Male 457 50 20 187 50 52 33 65

Female 469 51 6 263 45 47 22 35

Transgender 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Age (# of Individuals and Persons in Households) 62+ 26 3 0 14 4 2 0 3

25 - 61 506 43 15 209 50 69 40 81

18 - 24 135 13 1 83 7 12 9 10

Under 18 324 37 15 203 41 16 6 6

Race/Ethnicity (# of Individuals and Persons in Households ) Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

American Indian or Alaska Native 37 2 4 9 2 7 4 9

Asian 9 3 0 1 3 1 0 1

Black or African American 19 2 1 2 4 6 0 4

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0

White 679 91 26 273 84 78 49 78

Ethnicity - Hispanic 240 5 2 192 11 10 6 14

**Disabling Conditions ( Adults only) Substance Use Disorder 77 8 1 13 2 8 10 35

Serious Mental Illness 97 6 2 20 3 19 14 33

Serious Physical illness/disability 65 5 0 17 3 7 11 22

Other/Prefer Not to Disclose 34 10 0 16 2 2 2 2

**Sub-Populations ( Adults only) Veteran-Male 9 0 0 6 1 0 1 1

Veteran-Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Domestic Violence 191 20 6 68 6 35 17 39

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Precariously Housed Survey Results

Point in Time Count - January 28, 2015 Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Where did you stay the night of January 28th? Precariously Housed

Hospital/Medical facility 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Substance abuse treatment facility or detox center 13 1 0 1 0 1 0 10

Jail, prison or juvenile detention facility 62 2 0 1 2 0 2 55

Your room, apartment or house you own or rent 69 6 0 31 2 17 10 3

Staying in room,apt,house owned/rented by family/friends 320 35 6 175 26 32 26 20

Hotel or Motel paid without emergency shelter vouchers 25 7 6 4 6 1 0 1

Other 15 4 2 6 3 0 0 0

Length of stay in above place One week or less 61 4 5 13 5 8 5 21

More than one week, but less than one month 61 4 1 16 5 15 10 10

One to three months 83 7 2 38 5 8 4 19

More than three months, but less than one year 107 9 3 33 15 11 8 28

One year or longer 140 30 0 68 9 10 12 11

**What situations are causing the precarious housing Voluntary Homelessness 17 2 0 3 0 2 0 10

Unemployment 207 31 6 67 16 20 15 52

Aged Out of Foster Care 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Felony Convictions 39 6 1 8 2 3 6 13

Divorce/Family Break-Up 91 13 0 27 9 9 5 28

Domestic Violence 39 6 0 16 2 2 3 10

Disabled 84 10 3 21 13 11 8 18

Lack of Education/Job Skills 55 5 3 16 7 4 7 13

Evicted/Unable to Pay Rent 102 10 1 34 6 16 7 28

Unable to Find Affordable Housing 154 20 2 53 23 18 12 26

Medical Cost/Personal Illness 40 4 0 8 2 9 4 13

Substance /Alcohol Abuse 84 10 1 13 0 3 7 50

Other 57 7 7 2 15 6 4 7

**Circumstances preventing staying housed? Voluntary Homelessness 16 1 0 7 0 1 0 7

Unemployment 210 30 6 68 14 24 17 51

Domestic Violence 21 2 0 9 2 4 0 4

Disabled 87 12 2 24 13 11 8 17

Bad Credit History/Debt 74 11 3 21 10 11 7 11

Substance /Alcohol Abuse 58 10 1 6 1 3 3 34

Lack of Education/Job Skills 59 5 2 19 7 6 6 14

Evicted/Unable to Pay Rent 78 8 1 25 3 10 7 24

Unable to Find Affordable Housing 188 26 5 68 26 17 13 33

Medical Cost/Personal Illness 43 5 0 8 2 12 4 12

Criminal history affects employment 38 3 4 8 1 3 4 15

Criminal history affects housing 35 3 3 6 1 1 2 19

Other 32 2 2 18 1 1 2 6

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HUD-HDX Balance of State Sheltered & Unsheltered Household Information

Point-in-Time Count January 28, 2015

Balance of State

Total All Households and Persons

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 212 245 457 280 737

Total Number of Persons 339 484 823 388 1211

Number of Persons (under age 18) 118 210 328 67 395

Number of persons (18 - 24) 37 26 63 42 105

Number of Persons (Over age 24) 184 248 432 279 711

Gender (adults and children)

Female 192 254 446 141 587

Male 147 230 377 246 623

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 1 1

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 276 400 676 358 1034

Hispanic/Latino 63 84 147 30 177

Race

White 312 428 740 342 1082

Black or African-American 9 15 24 2 26

Asian 1 2 3 4 7

American Indian or Alaska Native 10 22 32 40 72

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 9 11 0 11

Multiple Races 5 8 13 0 13

Households with at Least One Adult and One Child

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 57 112 169 36 205

Total Number of Persons 180 345 525 125 650

Number of Persons (under age 18) 118 210 328 66 394

Number of persons (18 - 24) 10 11 21 8 29

Number of Persons (Over age 24) 52 124 176 51 227

Gender (adults and children)

Female 116 194 310 66 376

Male 64 151 215 58 273

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 1 1

Ethnicity (adults and children

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 132 271 403 108 511

Hispanic/Latino 48 74 122 17 139

Race (adults and children)

White 167 304 471 118 589

Black or African-American 4 9 13 0 13

Asian 0 2 2 3 5

American Indian or Alaska Native 6 17 23 4 27

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 8 8 0 8

Multiple Races 3 5 8 0 8

Households Without Children

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 155 133 288 243 531

Total Number of Persons 159 139 298 262 560

Number of persons (18 - 24) 27 15 42 34 76

Number of Persons (Over age 24) 132 124 256 228 484

Gender

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Female 76 60 136 74 210

Male 83 79 162 188 350

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 144 129 273 249 522

Hispanic/Latino 15 10 25 13 38

Race

White 145 124 269 223 492

Black or African-American 5 6 11 2 13

Asian 1 0 1 1 2

American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 9 36 45

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 3 0 3

Multiple Races 2 3 5 0 5

Households with Only Children (under age 18)

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 0 0 0 1 1

Total Number of Children Under 18 0 0 0 1 1

Gender

Female 0 0 0 1 1

Male 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 0 0 0 1 1

Hispanic/Latino 0 0 0 0 0

Race

White 0 0 0 1 1

Black or African-American 0 0 0 0 0

Asian 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 0 0 0 0 0

Veteran Sub-population Counts

Veteran Households with at Least One Adult and One Child

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 0 6 6 8 14

Total number of Persons 0 17 17 27 44

Total Number of Veterans 0 6 6 8 14

Gender (veterans only)

Female 0 3 3 3 6

Male 0 3 3 5 8

Transgender 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (veterans only)

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 0 6 6 8 14

Hispanic/Latino 0 0 0 0 0

Race (veterans only)

White 0 6 6 7 13

Black or African-American 0 0 0 0 0

Asian 0 0 0 1 1

American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 0 0 0 0 0

Veteran Households without children

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 14 40 54 52 106

Total number of Persons 14 46 60 57 117

Total Number of Veterans 14 42 56 53 109

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Gender (veterans only)

Female 1 3 4 4 8

Male 13 39 52 49 101

Transgender 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (veterans only)

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 14 41 55 51 106

Hispanic/Latino 0 1 1 2 3

Race (veterans only)

White 13 40 53 48 101

Black or African-American 1 2 3 0 3

Asian 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 5 5

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 0 0 0 0 0

Youth Households Sub-population Counts

Youth Households

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Number of Parenting Households 7 10 17 2 19

Number of Unaccompanied Youth Households 24 15 39 34 73

Persons in Youth Households

Total All Persons in Youth Household 43 40 83 41 124

Persons in Parenting Youth Households

Total Persons in Parenting Youth Household 18 25 43 5 48

Number of Parenting Youth (youth parents only) 7 10 17 4 21

Number of Parenting Youth Under 18 0 0 0 1 1

Number of Parenting Youth 18 - 24 7 10 17 3 20

Children (children under 18 w/parent under 25) 11 15 26 1 27

Persons in Unaccompanied Youth Households

Total Number of Unaccompanied Youth 25 15 40 36 76

Number of unaccompanied Youth under 18 0 0 0 1 1

Number of unaccompanied Youth 18 - 24 25 15 40 35 75

Gender (Parenting Youth & Unaccompanied Youth only)

Female 19 15 34 19 53

Male 13 10 23 21 44

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (Parenting Youth & Unaccompanied Youth only)

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 30 21 51 38 89

Hispanic/Latino 2 4 6 2 8

Race (Parenting Youth & Unaccompanied Youth only)

White 29 22 51 34 85

Black or African-American 0 1 1 0 1

Asian 1 0 1 0 1

American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 6 7

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 0 1

Multiple Races 1 1 2 0 2

Homeless Sub-Population Counts

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Chronically Homeless Individuals 25 0 25 57 82

Chronically Homeless Families 6 0 6 15 21

Persons in Chronically Homeless Families 20 0 20 49 69

Chronically Homeless Veterans 3 0 3 13 16

Chronically Homeless Veteran Families 0 0 0 5 5

Total Persons in CH Veteran Families 0 0 0 13 13

Adults with Serious Mental Illness 42 70 112 47 159

Adults with Substance Use Disorder 76 122 198 39 237

Adults with HIV/AIDs 0 5 5 0 5

Victims of Domestic Violence 80 50 130 90 220

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HUD-HDX Boise City/Ada County CoC Sheltered & Unsheltered Household Information

Point-in-Time Count January 28, 2015

Region Seven

Total All Households and Persons

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 381 195 576 73 649

Total Number of Persons 451 223 674 81 755

Number of Persons (under age 18) 63 24 87 2 89

Number of persons (18 - 24) 44 8 52 3 55

Number of Persons (Over age 24) 344 191 535 76 611

Gender (adults and children)

Female 169 64 233 20 253

Male 281 158 439 61 500

Transgender male to female 1 1 2 0 2

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 412 210 622 73 695

Hispanic/Latino 39 13 52 8 60

Race

White 384 203 587 64 651

Black or African-American 31 8 39 4 43

Asian 2 1 3 1 4

American Indian or Alaska Native 18 8 26 11 37

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1 4 1 5

Multiple Races 13 2 15 0 15

Households with at Least One Adult and One Child

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 33 11 44 2 46

Total Number of Persons 102 38 140 4 144

Number of Persons (under age 18) 60 24 84 2 86

Number of persons (18 - 24) 2 2 4 0 4

Number of Persons (Over age 24) 40 12 52 2 54

Gender (adults and children)

Female 68 28 96 0 96

Male 34 10 44 4 48

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (adults and children

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 84 35 119 4 123

Hispanic/Latino 18 3 21 0 21

Race (adults and children)

White 79 29 108 4 112

Black or African-American 11 5 16 0 16

Asian 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 8 0 8

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 8 0 8 0 8

Households Without Children

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 345 184 529 71 600

Total Number of Persons 346 185 531 77 608

Number of persons (18 - 24) 42 6 48 3 51

Number of Persons (Over age 24) 304 179 483 74 557

Gender

Female 100 36 136 20 156

Male 245 148 393 57 450

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Transgender male to female 1 1 2 0 2

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 325 175 500 69 569

Hispanic/Latino 21 10 31 8 39

Race

White 303 174 477 60 537

Black or African-American 20 3 23 4 27

Asian 2 1 3 1 4

American Indian or Alaska Native 13 4 17 11 28

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1 4 1 5

Multiple Races 5 2 7 0 7

Households with Only Children (under age 18)

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 3 0 3 0 3

Total Number Children Under 18 3 0 3 0 3

Gender

Female 1 0 1 0 1

Male 2 0 2 0 2

Transgender male to female 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender female to male 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 3 0 3 0 3

Hispanic/Latino 0 0 0 0 0

Race

White 2 0 2 0 2

Black or African-American 0 0 0 0 0

Asian 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 0 1

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 0 0 0 0 0

Veteran Sub-population Counts

Veteran Households with at Least One Adult and One Child

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 0 0 0 0 0

Total number of Persons 0 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Veterans 0 0 0 0 0

Gender (veterans only)

Female 0 0 0 0 0

Male 0 0 0 0 0

Transgender 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (veterans only)

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 0 0 0 0 0

Hispanic/Latino 0 0 0 0 0

Race (veterans only)

White 0 0 0 0 0

Black or African-American 0 0 0 0 0

Asian 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 0 0 0 0 0

Veteran Households without children

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Total Number of Households 38 74 112 14 126

Total number of Persons 38 83 121 14 135

Total Number of Veterans 38 74 112 14 126

Gender (veterans only)

Female 3 6 9 1 10

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Male 35 68 103 13 116

Transgender 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (veterans only)

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 38 69 107 12 119

Hispanic/Latino 0 5 5 2 7

Race (veterans only)

White 35 70 105 12 117

Black or African-American 1 2 3 1 4

Asian 0 1 1 0 1

American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 0 2

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1

Multiple Races 1 0 1 0 1

Youth Households Sub-population Counts

Youth Households

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Total Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Number of Parenting Households 2 0 2 0 2

Number of Unaccompanied Youth Households 45 6 51 2 53

Persons in Youth Households

Total All Persons in Youth Household 51 6 57 3 60

Persons in Parenting Youth Households

Total Persons in Parenting Youth Household 5 0 5 0 5

Number of Parenting Youth (youth parents only) 2 0 2 0 2

Number of Parenting Youth Under 18 0 0 0 0 0

Number of Parenting Youth 18 - 24 2 0 2 0 2

Children (children under 18 w/parent under 25) 3 0 3 0 3

Persons in Unaccompanied Youth Households

Total Number of Unaccompanied Youth 46 6 52 3 55

Number of unaccompanied Youth under 18 3 0 3 0 3

Number of unaccompanied Youth 18 - 24 43 6 49 3 52

Gender (Parenting Youth & Unaccompanied Youth only)

Female 19 0 19 1 20

Male 29 6 35 2 37

Transgender 0 0 0 0 0

Ethnicity (Parenting Youth & Unaccompanied Youth only)

Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 45 6 51 3 54

Hispanic/Latino 3 0 3 0 3

Race (Parenting Youth & Unaccompanied Youth only)

White 43 6 49 3 52

Black or African-American 2 0 2 0 2

Asian 0 0 0 0 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0 2 0 2

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple Races 1 0 1 0 1

Homeless Sub-Population Counts

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing Sheltered Unsheltered Total

Chronically Homeless Individuals 59 59 23 82

Chronically Homeless Families 3 3 4 7

Persons in Chronically Homeless Families 8 8 8 16

Chronically Homeless Veterans 10 10 2 12

Chronically Homeless Veteran Families 0 0 0 0

Total Persons in CH Veteran Families 0 0 0 0

Adults with Serious Mental Illness 87 69 156 22 178

Adults with Substance Use Disorder 102 133 235 15 250

Adults with HIV/AIDs 1 1 2 0 2

Victims of Domestic Violence 45 44 89 27 116

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Homelessness in Idaho

2015 Point-In-Time Count Report

The annual Point-In-Time Count Report is produced by Idaho Housing and Finance Association

Point-In-Time Count Reports can be accessed online at

http://www.idahohousing.com/ihfa/grant-programs/homeless-management-information-system-hmis.aspx