December 2, 2005 Janelle
Simmons, 614.221.9195
The report
focuses on emergency services for families with children and single
adults. A description of each emergency
shelter system is followed by a summary of significant accomplishments and
challenges. Demographic data on clients served by the emergency shelter systems
for the Fiscal Year 2005 (July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005) is provided. The report also summarizes longer-term data
trends for 1995 to present, as well as outlines results of the Point-In-Time count
conducted in January 2005, which counted both sheltered and unsheltered
persons. The report concludes with
over-arching observations.
The results
from the 2005 Community Report on Homelessness: A Snapshot will be used
to improve planning and implementation of emergency services for men, women,
and children affected by homelessness.
Most importantly, the report will inform public and community policy
toward our community goal of alleviating homelessness.
Barbara Poppe, CSB Executive Director said the snapshot of the
emergency shelter system is significant to our community moving forward in its
response to homelessness, “The data in the report shows that there has been
progress made, but there is still work to be done. For example, overall, the demand for shelter
appears to have decreased from a high of 9,414 people sheltered in 1997 to
7,776 in 2004. However, an area of concern is the increase in single adult
women experiencing homelessness and accessing shelter”.
The Community
Shelter Board is also helping to move forward our community’s response to
homelessness by advocating for an increase in the
The Community Shelter Board, established in 1986, is a
non-profit intermediary organization that coordinates community based efforts,
fosters collaboration, and funds services to assist families and individuals in