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 AnalysisWhen

•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 HomelessSeriously Mentally IllChronic Substance AbuseVeteransPersons living with HIV/AIDSVictims of Domestic ViolenceYouth

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.

Emergency Shelter

Transitional Housing

Permanent SupportiveHousing

Unsheltered

Housing Gaps Analysis Chart

Individuals

Housing Gaps Analysis Chart

Persons in families with children

Emergency Shelter

TransitionalHousingPermanentSupportive HousingUnsheltered