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.~3ut~e Coun~yvwde I-~o1nel~ss Continuum o~` Care zo~a2ot~ Funding bv: ~o ~ C.unrinar, In:. VU~~~~etlt7 ~'! Cit,'ri`chico May 13, 2011 ~QY 2` ~ City r/~Grdlc, ~~~~ ~RbVr~ ~~ c;,t n/~orr,linc Ms. Kathleen Moghannam , r GALIFpRhl G,tnnlllnilt .gcr;an ~ldcncr ~ 25 County Center Drlve ia U~PiflffC CGU7311", ln~. Olroville, CA 959b5 CUUfrt.F ~BnClf j~Grfn~>773 r•.,11~,~ c°fn~r~ Dear Kathleen Moghannam, SpL7171 ~Cf S'f Cc;S Enclosed for your information is the Paint-In-Time Homeless Census and Survey council Members: Report for the homeless census conducted on January 27, 201.1. Over 1 S 0 volunteers Bob ~'fichcl` gathered survey data at designated sites around the county. The one day outreach 1onLcrn Va31c~' Carl,nlic effort yielded 1,410 surveys, which contained information about 1,772 total 4a:ial ticrric'e~' individuals who were experiencing homelessness in Butte County, CA on the day of 8raci ~4ntttton,cr~~ l.;rcat~•rClei~r~,-lnulelc~< the census. This represents a 20% increase over the number of homeless individuals ,;,.,~ r-°rc'e surveyed in 2010. Carol %annn `"'4,t"r "r"'°i"` `{"°"''"-' This data is used to apply for federal homeless funds that support local services. For ['nalition more information regarding the 2011 homeless survey results, contact Meagan Meloy, ~~ ~'~"' Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care Coordinator at 530-895-4474 x 208 Hnu~in~ ~Lurhorit~' of [6e c °ontc °r13°"~, or meaganm@butte-housirig.eom. Andrea Rcdamunti City of GridluY Nirnle Bateman Sincerely, L'ai»inar Rick Re,nnlcl. Ruttc Counh• ~cl,xrunrnt. rsf IIclla~'irrral F-lr:alth ~~ V Meagan Meloy r~. e~- Thomas Tenorio S;tr,h rrnhcsck Paradi:r: Rir;ke I~r,mrlc•s C'nalitinn $hc~t-ry 1•Snryado Cit~• or ehicn Pat Clark isi[w cff Clrgrillr Thoma. Tcnurio C:°mnrunit,' :1<'tirn, :1~ern'I' ol'$uttc Cnuntti', Inc. Continuum of Care Coordinator Enclosure (1) Chair ec: Butte County Board of Supervisors COQtE'IIlt111III ~.'40)CdIIEBtOP: ~ ~Iea~an l,~ie c c, l lcausin~, Au[hnril} rtf the {'ounly of l3utte, 2(134 1-'ore~t A~-e, C'liit•a; C::1 9a92$ ~~ ~~ Pl3anc_ - ) 895-4~7-~ ~ 208 • ray: (~30} 39d-8738 • Ent:~il: mea anm butte-housin .com .~. BUTTE C4UNTY'~VIDE HOMELESS CONTINUUM of CARE Bu~~e Co-~~.~~r, Cal~~orn~a ;~ ~•;}. ~~, ,, l , r 2011 Pont--In--T~rr~e Homeless Census ~ Surve~r Report Acknowledgements The Butte County, Califorrua 2011 Point-ln-Time Homeless Census and Survey was a collaborative effort undertaken by the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care's participating agencies. (See appendix for a list of participating agencies.) Survey Sites were coordinated by: • Chico: Meagan Meloy, Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care •+• Oroville: Carol Zanon, Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and the Greater Oroville Homeless Coalition •S Paradise: Sarah. Frohock, Youth for Change and the Paradise Ridge Homeless Coalition • Gridley: Vern Hartman, Housing Authority of the County of Butte and Gridley Lions' Club Thank you to the following entities for their generosity in providing space for volunteers and survey respondents on the day of the event: • 6th Street Drop-In Center for Youth • Butte County Department of Behavioral Health, Gridley Outpatient Center +:• Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services +:• Butte County Public Library, Chico and Oroville Branches • City of Chico, Housing and Neighborhood Services Department • Herman's Glass of Gridley • Housing Authority of the County of Butte, Chico • Jesus Center • Paradise Ridge Family Resource Center • The HOPE Center The data entry was coordinated by the Community Action Agency of the County of Butte, Esplanade House. The report was compiled by Meagan Meloy, Continuum of Care Coordinator. Special thanks to Enloe Medical Center for providing 2,200 double-sided survey copies. ,~1lItL' C.'orrt~tti~ii.ic~'e F-Inrrteless' Cur~rlrr~auuat of~C'~rr~c~ 2 {) l I Hr~nzeless S`inwey Rc~por•t Executive Surnrnary The Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care conducted the sixth annual Point-In-Time Homeless Census and Survey on January 27, 2011. Over 150 volunteers collected survey data at designated sites around Butte County. The effort yielded 1,410 surveys, which contained information about 1,772 total individuals who were experiencing homelessness in Butte County, CA on the day of the census. This represents a 20% increase over the number of homeless individuals surveyed in 2010. The number of additional homeless individuals tallied (unable to be contacted for full survey information) was ,140 for a total of 1, 912 homeless individuals. Some notable results from the 2011 survey are as follows: • 12% of the homeless respondents reported having children, • 30% were unsheltered (living outdoors), • 32% were sharing the housing of family and friends, • 60% reported having lived in Butte County for five years or longer, • I8% were "chronically homeless ", • 27% reported having some college Level education, • 48% reported having no financial resources, • 24% reported having a pet, + I3% reported military service, • 37% reported having a physical disability, • 28% reported having a mental illness, • S3% reported "employment/financial reasons" as the cause of homelessness, and • 66% reported "no job or income " as a barrier to accessing housing. The Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care is a collaborative planning and networking group made up of Butte County local homeless services organizations and interested individuals. Established in 2003, the Continuum of Care works to identify the county's homeless populations, facilitate the coordinated provision of services to the homeless, identify gaps in services, and seek additional resources in addressing unmet need and insufficient services. Butte Co7r1711-'l~vic~c' Hf~rnelc~s~s C`nr~rtirarrtrtta uf~Ccrrc~ 3 ?111 ] Horrrelc,ss Szrr~1e~}° Re~~or•I TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements .....................................................................................2 Executive Summary .............................................................................. .......3 Overview ................................................................................................ .......5 Methods .................................................................................................. .......5 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ............................................................................ .. b GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: 2009, 2010, & 2011 .......................................... .. 7 AGE AND FAMILY MAKE-UP ....................................................................... .. 7 AGE DISTRIBUTION ....................................................................................... .. 9 GENDER ............................................................................................................... 10 RACE/ ETHNICITY ............................................................................................ 11 MILITARY SERVICE ......................................................................................... 13 TYPE OF NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE ............................................................. 14 LENGTH OF STAY TN BUTTE COUNTY ..................................................... lb LENGTH OF HOMELESSNESS ...................................................................... 17 DISABILITY & CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ............................................ 18 INCARCERATION & SUPERVISION .......................................................... 20 HOMELESSNESS & FOSTER CARE ............................................................. 22 REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS ................................................................ 23 BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HOUSING ...................................................... 25 PETS ...................................................................................................................... 27 HOMELESSNESS & INCOME ........................................................................ 28 EDUCATION LEVEL ......................................................................................... 30 2011 Butte Point~In~Time Homeless Survey ........................................32 Definitions ..................................................................................................33 HUD HOMELESS {Sheltered or Unsheltered) ............................................. 34 HUD CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ............................................................... 34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HOMELESS .......................................... 34 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ........................................................................... 35 EMERGENCY SHELTER .................................................................................. 35 Appendix ................................................................................................ .....36 BUTTE COUNTYWIDE HOMELESS CONTINUUM OF CARE LIST OF MEMBERS ............................................................................................................ 36 Ijtrttc G'c~rrf7tti~G-vide: Hoiyaclcss Cnr~tir~~riialra o~'Care 4 ?O11 ~hifzG~lcss• Sz~rrve~~ Rc~~or7 Overview On January 27, 2011 the Butte County, California Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) conducted a "point-in-time" homeless census and survey. This effort yielded 1,410 surveys containing information about 1,772 persons. Approximately 220,000 people Iive in Butte County, California. Butte's southern border is located about 50 miles north of Sacramento. The total area of the county is 1,639 square miles. Mast of this land area is sparsely populated, at an average of 124 people per square mile. There are four main population centers Iocated around the county. These are the Cities of Oroville and Gridley in the south and the City of Chico and Tawn of Paradise in the north. The City of Chico is home around 85,000 residents, with an urban area estimated to be about 105,000. This number represents nearly half of the county's entire population. Chico is the metropolitan center of the county and, as expected, most of the county's services available to the homeless are located there. The greater Oroville area is home to about 30,000 people and the Town of Paradise is home to about 27,000 people. There are approximately 6,400 persons Iiving in the City of Gridley and 1,800 living in the neighboring City of Biggs. The remainder of Butte's population is spread out around other rural areas. Chico is the only population cluster in Butte County that falls under the U.S. Census classification of urban. {U.S. Census Bureau). Methods A sub-committee of the Butte CoC developed a 22 question survey that sought information both required by HUD and designed for local purposes. The survey instrument asked for responses about age, gender, race/ethnicity, family make-up, military service, type and length of homelessness, disability and substance abuse, chronic homelessness, type, length, and frequency of homelessness, cause of homelessness, jaillprison and probation/parole, work and income, and education level. Two new questions were added to the 2011 survey: 1) Were you ever activated, into active duty, as a member of the National Guard or as a Reservist, and 2) What is your family make-up? The first was added because the Veteran's Administration made a systematic effort to connect with local CoCs to supply wording on veteran status in order to get a more consistent count of homeless veterans. The second was added in an attempt to count the number of unaccompanied youth (minors who are not with a parent ar guardian), as well as single adults, families, and children. A unique identifier was created for each survey respondent in order to avoid duplication. Over 150 volunteers were trained and went out in teams on January 27, 2011 between 6 AM and 6 PM to survey andlor tally homeless people at key locations. Some of the locations included shelters, churches, parks, riverbanks, bridges, welfare offices, libraries, recycling centers, drop-in centers, and family resource centers. Coordinators relied an the staff persons working in agencies providing services to homeless and lover income people to help with the outreach efforts. Each individual who completed a survey was given resource information and a grocery card in the amount of f ve dollars and as a thank-you for participating. The intention of this count was to capture a snapshot of how many people were homeless in Butte County on that one day. The surveys were collected and entered into the CaC's Homeless Management Information System (HM1S). Butte C,'nrrr~tl~~s-lde Norztc~less Carrtir7rrr.un cJf•C'crr•c- 5 3011 Hotrlcless S~rr•ve7~ Rc~~lc~rt Results GEOG1tAPHYC LOCATYON The geographic locations where the 2011 homeless surveys were taken generally align with the overall population distribution of the county, with some notable differences. The City of Gridley makes up a small 2.5% of the county's population, yet 5% of the total homeless surveys were taken in the greater Gridley area. The majority of the Gridley area survey respondents reported being doubled up {sharing housing). Although the Chico area is home to just fewer than 50% of the county's population, a higher rate, 59%, of the homeless surveys were collected there. This is not suzprising, considering the majority of shelters and other homeless services are located there. While the Town of Paradise comprises 12.5% of the county's population, only 4% of the total homeless surveys were taken there. This is likely due to the challenge in locating people in a community that is rural and offers limited social services. The rates of homelessness are almost certainly underreported in rural areas because it is difficult to count people that are not easily seen, self indentifed as homeless, or using shelter services. Butte GorY~zti~tis~rcle Elarreless COYIl`I177111i~1 1)f'CaY•c~ 6 ?U 11 Horlacless Szn~ l~e~, Rc~por•~ GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: 2009, 2010, & 201.1 2009 2010 2011 .~ Q ~., .~ .., ..., o ~ ~ ~ y ,.C.," i..~ ~ c~ ~ o ~ a +~ o ,~ 7..r ~~ ~ o ~ a .w o .5.,'" v i, ~ it o ~ w o 668 2 364 62 10 865 79 386 83 9 1,043 97 545 71 16 AGE AND FAMILY MAKE-UP Location Chico Gridley Orovlle Other Paradise 7"otal Singlc Adults 672 4$ 416 4 30 1,170 Percentage 64% 49% 76% 25% 42% 66%° Adults in 231 40 <79 8 29 387 l~~tT1111C5 Percentage ° 22 /° ° 41 /o 14% 50% 41% 22% Children' 140 9 50' _ 4 , _ _ 12 _ _ _ _. 215 Percentage 13 9% _ 9% _ . 25% 17% 12% Total 1,043 97 545 16 71 1,772 Unaccompanied 29 2 4 0 1 36 Youth (age 17 or under Percentage 3% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2% 13tr~2e Carnatrri~rde f~hanrc~less Coj~ztriarrarl~F raf'C'c~r•G~ 7 2011 ~Icar~zG~lc~,ss Sr~f•ti~c~v Report . ~OO% % 90 80% 7O% ,~ .d _ ^ Children 50% " ~ ^ Adults in Families 400% 30 /o N'~ '~F~~, ~~~..~ ~~U~ ,~~ ~¢ ~'' 5in le Adults 9 ~ E 1 0% % 9 GO ~e~ ~1~ y~ Gr` a ` 0~ ~a` ` Oi ~a~ O The family make-up was similar in the communities of Chico and Oroville, consistently showing that the majority of homeless individuals counted were single adults. ):Za Gridley and Paradise, survey respondents were nearly evenly split between individuals and those in families. The number of children reported overall is likely low, considering that the Butte County Office of Education has collected data from 2005-2010 which reflect between 400-b00 school aged children experiencing homelessness in Butte throughout one academic year. One reason for this discrepancy could be the difference in methodology (i.e. point-in-time versus year long data collection.); other reasons could be the difference between the HUD and Department of Education definitions of homelessness and/or the unwillingness of survey respondents to share information about their children because of fear of child welfare involvement or similar reasons. The 2011 survey was the first that asked whether or not a respondent was an `~izzaccampanied youth". The results show that about 2% of the total persons surveyed were minors living out of the physical custody of a parent or guardian. This may be an underrepresentation of this population, considering that over 100 unaccompanied youth have been. identif ed in county schools in recent years. ~rrIIG' Cc~trr7t~-r~~ide ~lor3rc~less C'antinrrr,rrjr of Ccrr-c $ 'D11 Hc~rneles.s ~'2ri'L'E')' 1ZG'jJ0!'/ AGE DYSTRYBUTYON Lvccttion C'Ttico G~irlley Orovill~ Q_ther ` Paradise Total 5'and 49 ' 8 20 0 5 82< t~ndcr :.:.. . 5% 8% 4% Q% 7% 5% 6-12 27 `0 13 1 4' 45 3% 0% 2% 6% 6%_ 3% I3-17 64 ''i '17 3 3 88 - 6% 1 % 3°io 19% 4% 5% ] ~3-24 12'1 7 60 3 10 ( 20;7 :: o 12 /° o 7io 11% 19% 14% . 11% 25-40 271 18 1:64 '1 8 ..____ 462 26% 19% _ 30°io 6%0 11 % 26% :41,-54 327 26 1.80 4 23 56p' 31 % 27°io 33%i~ 25°IO 32% 32% SS and 184 37 91 - - 4 _ _ _ _ 18 _ _ 334 over 18°10 3$% 17% 25% 25°{0 19% Total 1,043 97 545 16 71 1,772 The age distribution among survey respondents indicates that most of Butte's homeless individuals are adults between the ages of 25-54. Two notable differences in age distribution are: 1) the Paradise area survey respondents reported a higher rate of young children {0-12). 2) the Gridley area survey respondents fall into the 55 and over age category at a higher rate than the other communities. [3rrrtc~ C'rnnrti~sti~ic~t~ Hc~i~rel~~s:~~ Crjt~ti~lr~rrnr c>J~C'rrre 9 ?~}I1 Hr~ia7c~less~ Srli•~~c«' I2e~~urr GENDER Location Chico :' Gridl Oroville Qther Paradise Total Male 660 54 _ 349 7 ---- 42 __ 1,Q94 ~ 62% 56% 63% 44% 59% 62% ~Fe~nale -\ 376 .38 198 >9 27 647: 36% 39% 36%a 56 /0 38 /° 37 Trausgender 18 6 6 4~0 2 31; 2% 5% 1 % 00° 3% 2% Total 1,043 97 S4S 16 71 1,772 Of the overall countywide survey respondents, 62% were male, 37% were female, and 2% reported gender as other. This fording is consistent with national estimates of gender frequencies among homeless populations. A significant difference seen here is that the mare rural communities of Gridley, Paradise, and other unincorporated areas collected surveys from female respondents at a higher rate than in the more urban communities of Chico and Oroville. The "other" unincorporated areas actually had a higher percentage, 56%, of female survey respondents than of male respondents. Bu1le Corn~tti~s~t,idc. Hr~~~iclcss Cc~rrtr»lranrt nf'Ccrr•c~ 10 ?fIl l Nottreles,s Szrs~a,~~, Rel~or~i . RACE/ ETHNICITY Location Chico Gridley Qroville Oflier .Paradise ?'otal Aznericaai `22 4 52 1 4 $3° °-Indian/ Alaskan ' _ Native Asian "' 4 .0 7 0 - 0 11' 0% 0% 1% :. 0% 0% 1% Black/ Afiican 29 0 53 0 0 82'' American $% 0% 10% 0% 0% 5% Native 4 9 3 0 0` 7` Hawaiian) Pacific Islander _ _ 0% 0%° 1 % 0% 0% 0% White 822 79 3~6 9 61 1,33T __ _ 79% 81% 67% 56% _ 8$% 75% Qther Multi- .1:56 9 99 6 9 : 279' Racial .. .. _ _ , 15% 9% 1$% 3$% 13% 16% ETHNTC~TY Hispanic/ 148 27 56 2" 5" 238 Latina _ 14% 2$% 10% 13% 7% 13% l~rrttc~ Craurrt~~ii~icle lannr~~Ic~ss ~`ru~tinrarrrr uj~C.'ure 11 ?O1I ~Inr~zclcss Strf~~~c?~' Re~~x~rt When asked about race, 75% of Butte survey respondents answered White, 5% answered B1acklAfrican American, I% answered Asian, Less than 1% answered Native Hawaiian/Other Pacifc .Islander, 5% answered American Indian, and 16% answered Other Multi-racial. When asked about ethnicity, I3% of Butte survey respondents answered Hispanic. According to U.S. Census data, Butte County is 89% White, 1.6% Black, 12% Hispanic, 4.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 2.1% American Indian (U.S. Census Bureau}. The survey results indicate that the homeless population in Butte is disproportionally made up of people of color, which fits with other research findings about the "new homeless". The American Indian and Black/ African American homeless population is significantly larger than would be expected based on the general population census data. The data also reflects a lower rate of Asian respondents than expected. One reason for this could be because there were no surveys translated into Hmong ar other Asian languages, which are spoken in many homes in Butte County. Another reason could be that these groups may choose to share housing for cultural rather than strictly economic reasons and may not self-identify as homeless. The overall percentage of respondents who said they were Hispanic or Latino increased from 9% in 2009 to 13% in 2011. The 2011 percentage of Hispanic or Latino survey respondents is closely aligned with the general population census data. The reason for this increase could be because the surveys were translated into Spanish in 2010 and 2011 and/or because outreach efforts were improved, particularly into the city of Gridley, where 28% of the respondents answered yes when asked if they were Hispanic ar Latino. .EiflllC'. ~.~1311171'l'l4'lC~C' HOftIE'~E'SS" C`vl"1I11llItll3l U~1 ~~~L11'C' 12 {}L1 .~loltteles.s" S'rtr'~°e}' Rc~~3or~ MILITARY SERVICE Location Chico Grirll Qroville Other Paradise Totul Military . 102 12 59 0` 5` 178; Service _ 12% 17% 13°0 0% 11% 13% No or 71 fi 57 409 10: 40: '1,232; ur~~own , :Military Service $8% 83% 87% 100% 89% $7% Total $1$ fig 468 10 45 1,410 S00 700 so0 X00 400 300 zoo Sao 0 Chico Gridley Oroville Paradise In Butte County, 13% of homeless survey respondents reported military service. This reflects a 2% increase over the numbers of veterans surveyed in 2010. In Chico, 12%, in Gridley, 17%, in Oroville, 13%, and in Paradise, 11% reported military service. It is important to note that the veteran homeless population is up by 2%, even though 35 new permanent supportive housing vouchers for homeless veterans and families were made available in Butte County in 2010 through the HUD-VASH Program, a partnership between the Veteran's Administration and the Housing Authority of the County of Butte. The number of homeless veterans would likely have been higher in 201.1 if the county had not secured the funding for the HUD-VASH vouchers. The Butte County rate of homeless veterans is lower than the national estimate, which is 23% according to a recent Urban Institute study. ®Military Service ^ No Military Service ~11ftL Coir~~tt.~t~ti~rdc~ Hor~7eless~ C'ai~tis7utrtta of Ccr~~•c~ I3 '0!1 Homeless Srrt°ti-e~~ R~~por~! TYPE OF NI~GHTTI~ME RESIDENCE -- ,Location Chico Gridley O~oville Other- Paradise Total 'HoteU lVlotel 36 0 72 " 0 1 49` 3°/a 0% 2% 0% 1 % 3% `Non-lousing 30.4 50 '154 ' 4 28 540 :(street, park, car} . 29% 52% 28% 25°0 39% 30% Emergency 193 "0 - 42 ' 0 ' 0 235' -SI?elter 19% 0% -- . S% O% _ 0% _ 13% Transitional 122 0 56 0 1 179,E I Iousing;foi' .Homeless 'Persons ._ __ _ , ', 12% 0% 10% 0% 1% 10% 'Substance Abuse 112 0 53 ' 0 ' 0 165 ~~, 'Treatment facility , - 11 % 0% 10°/a 0% 0% 9% ~~ Hospital 0 +0 1 0 0 ` 1` ~i ,,; 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% ~i, ~Jaill Prison >3 0 `1 0 0 4` 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - 0% I7oznestic 14 0 '0 0 0 < 0 Uiolcnce situation' 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% L;~~ir~g with 256 44 217 ~ 2 41 5 0 =Relatives/ .Friends __. _ _ _ _ _ 25% 45% 40% 75% 5$% 32% U!lftL' ~'()1li7li'S1'1G~C' ~jC71tlE'~E'S',Y CUY1~Ii7111li1i (7f C[!1'[' 14 ?(J11 Hnrizeless' Strr•ti°e}~ Re~7t~r•! Hotel! Motel Living with Reiati~esl Friends I]omestic Violence Situation Jail! Prison Hospital Substance Abuse Treatment 1=acility Transitional Housing for Homeless Persons Emergency Shelter Non-housing (street, park, car) The type of nighttime residence reported most often by Butte survey respondents was "living with relativeslfriends" at 32%, followed by "non-housing" at 30%. Other categories frequently reported were "emergency shelter" at 13%, "transitional housing" at 10%, "substance abuse treatment facility" at 9%, and "hotellmotel" at 3%. It is important to note that 3 out of the top 6 most reported types of nighttime residence would not meet HCTD homeless definition eligibility. Those 3 living situations are "living with relatives) friends", "substance abuse treatment facility", and "hotellmotel". These situations are certainly examples of "precarious housing", but do not fit the "literally homeless" categories of street or shelter. Three reported type of nighttime residence categories increased from 2010 to 2011: "living with relatives/ friends", from 30 to 32%, "non-housing" from 2$ to 30%, and "emergency shelter", from 10 to 13 %. These swells could be indicating that more people are experiencing homelessness for the first time, necessitating the help o~ friends and family members and/or emergency shelters for housing. 13rrttcr C'orrj~t~~~vrcle Hnj~7ele.ss C'or-1ti~~rrr.ri~a i,f C'rrrc~ 15 3()II Ha,~~c~les.s Srrf've7' Report . LENGTH OF STAY IN BUTTE COUNTY ~,Uocativn Cltieo Gridl Oroville, Other Paradise Total :Less Than 49 1 19 0 `0 69; 1 month .' 5 /v 1 /0 3 /0 0 /o _I' 3 months 158 5 60 0 4 227; ~9 months - 248 1'B 97 6 '! 3 380 5 years _ 2~%v 16% 18% 38% 18% 21 Dver 5 - 559 71 359 ~ 10 53 _.. 1,062:: years _ 55% 73% 66% 63% 75°io 60% Aefitsed to 19 4 10 `0 `1 . _- _. __~ 34' Answer Total 1,043 97 545 16 71 1,772 The majority of Butte homeless survey respondents, 60%, reported living in the county for 5 years ar longer. Only a fraction of respondents, 4%, reported living in Butte for less than one month. This is an important ~"uading because it dispels the myth that the county's homeless population is transient. The data here illustrates that the homeless in Butte County are largely long-standing members of the community. Btrlte Gt~ttt~t`vti~l-isle- Flantelc~ss C'or~ttirlrttrnt cif ~Cctrc l6 ?I) l l Hotttclc~s.i~ Survey Rc~~c~rl LENGTH OF HOMELESSNESS 45D ;: - 400 350 ®1 k less 300 wee or k 1 th 1 250 - mon ^ wee 20p ^ 1-3 months 150 . ^ 3 months-1 year 100 ~ ^ 1 year or longer 5D ' D Chico Gridley Oroville Paradise Location Chico Gridl Oroville Outer !` Paradise Total I wcck or - 60 3 41 0 6 11'6' X~SS 0% 3% 8°/a 0% 8% 7% _ - 1week _ 1: 43 '0 39 0 _ 5 _..._ 79' :month _ , _ - _. 4°/a 0% 6% 0% 7% rJ% I-3 months ___ 153 __ 6 _ 90 1 14 264 15% 6°0 17% 6% 20% 16% 3 months-i 2~6 18 1 Q2 , 6 16 388 ye?~' 24% 19°io 19% 3$% 23% 23% 1 year oa~ 449 - 6$ - 253 6 -. 29 8b5 lc~~:~er 43% 70% 46°0 38% 41% 4$% ;Rcfuscd to 4 Q 3 0 0 7 :answer __ _ _ 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% ~% Uipl~o~;nt < _ ... _ .. 88 2 19 3' 1 112.;. 8% 2% 3% 19% 1% 7% Total Z,Q43 97 545 16 71 1,772 The results showed that the majority of survey respondents, 48%, reported that they have been homeless for one year or longer. Brrtt~ Coz~it~t~~rs~idc~ Nojlrc~lc~s~s Cr»~tij~rraant vj~C'ur~~~ 17 ?f)!I Honac~lc~s.~• S~~rvc>>~ Repur•1 DISABILITY & CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS 250 ii 2fl0 f"' `LL ~~~* f ~ ~ 150 '~~`~ ~~ ~ ~ - ~'Y~ !f~ 1 - f ~~, ~, ~ ®# of Chronically 100 ry~~. " 7' ~~;. Homeless Persons ~..~, ~H 7,. 50 },+f~ 0.- Chico Gridley Oroviile Paradise The overall percentage of Butte homeless individuals and members of homeless families who would be considered "chronically homeless" was 18%. This is consistent with the national estimates of 15-20%. Some studies in urban areas have shown that although the "chronically homeless" population may make up less than a quarter of the homeless population, these individuals use over half of the local homeless resources. BttttL COfIf7Tl'll%IL~L' ~L'DI11E'~L'S'1' COjl(1lltlltltl (1f C~Cl1'(i l8 ?f)I1 Halrtcless S'trrs~e}' Rc'pot'1 . Location Chico Gridley Qroville Other :Paradise Total physical 271 30 205 3 ' 17 52$ Disability, 33% 43% 44% 30% 38% 37°0 Developmental 43 0 25 2 1 71 Disability. 5% _ 0% 5% 20% 2%_ 5°fo NFet~tal Illness 251 12 127 4 ` 9 ` 397` 31% 17°0 26% 40% 20% 28% H1V/ AIDS 5 0 ~ 0 0 ~'' Disability. ' : 1 % 0% _ O°io ~% _ d% _,~. Q°/a Drug Addiction ; 140 0 8$ 0 1 _ 229' . 17% 0% 19°~a 8% o 2 /0 0 16 /o Alcohol : ; 84 1 77 0 0 ~ 62 Addiction: 10% 1 % 16% 0% 0% 11 30o t 250 bilit ®Ph i l Di 2pQ ~~ ys ca sa y ^ Developmental Disability '{ ~0 ;,; ^ Mental Illness y ~ ^ HIVI AIDS Disability 100 a =~ ^ Drug Addiction _~ ©Alcohol Addiction s0 0 Chico Orovilie A total of 796 persons, or 56% of survey respondents reported having a disability. Physical disability was reported by 37% of the survey respondents, while 5% of survey respondents said they had a developrnental disability. Mental Yllness was reported by 28% of the respondents, which reflects a 7% increase from 2010. HTV/ AIDS disability was reported by less than 1% of the respondents. Drug Addiction was reported by 16% of respondents and Alcohol addiction was reported by 1 l % of respondents. l~trtte Coirl7lt'i~i~rcl~~ Hr~rrtelc~ss C'or~tirrrrarriz u~~C'crrc• 19 ?()1 J Hnntc~les.s Sr~rvc~y Re~au1.1 INCARCERATION & SUPERVISION ,Locativfa Chico Gridley Orovile Dther' Purudise Total -Ever hecn? 58.3 39 313 6, 25 966. =in.-Jail or *PtISOn - 71% 57% 67% 60% 56% 69% No Jail or 225 28 147 4 19 423„ iprson 28% 41 % 31 % 40% 42% 30% Unknown '~ 0 2 $ - D 1 2'1' Jail or Prison -.. . _ _: _ 1% 3% 2% ~%a 2% 1% Total 818 69 468 10 45 1,410 600 .. ..~. 500 a ",~' 400 F~1F ~~'~~` ®Ever been in Jail or r~,y; ,G 300 ~W~ f~"'r . ~n _ ~~ Prison ~ ~, v ©No Jail or prison Zoa '. yy F~'L+~ ~S4p./. y'S~ GYP A 1 ~~ ~ ~ - -A. :y -.. ,. ..:.....v Chico Gridley Oro~ilfe Paradise 131rttc C'oru~t~~i~i~ick: HoEfrcless Coj~atitarrarj~a cif Ccrr~ 20 '(111 Honzel~~ss S'r~rvel~ Rc~~or7 ~UCati~rr Chico Gridle Oroville Other Paradise Total Currently 184 10 129 0' 8` 33?I` on :Probation or Parole . _ ,. 22% 14% 28% 0% 18% 23% No Current 392 28 178 6 17- ..,. 621" Probation or Parole <' ., - : 48%° 41 % 38% 60% 38% _ ° 44 /° Unlrnown ' __ _ _ __ 242 3'1 161- 4: 2D 458 Probation or Parole 30% 45% 34% 40% 44% 32% Total 818 69 468 10 45 1,410 ®Currently on Probation or Parole ©No Gurrent Probation or Parole The connection. between incarceration and homelessness has been documented around the U.S. and is reflected in the Butte County survey responses. Of the overall survey respondents, 69% reported having been in jail or prison and 23% reported current probation or parole status. The number of homeless persons reporting being on probation or parole is down by over 15% from 2010. One significant difference between communities is that the city of Gridley and the town of Paradise respondents reported jail or prison time at a lower rate than did Chico and Oroville. 13rrrt~ C~'o~rrl7t~~r~-iclc~ I~nl~zc~lc~ss Co~rtrnrrr.rnr of C'crre 21 ?fl ] I Hr7a7aeless .S~r~~°k~E~l' Rc~j~or'l HOMELESSNESS & FOSTER CARE :Locution Chico Gridle - Qroville Other Paradise Total `Ever been 168 10 86 4 6 274 .in foster ~carc 21 °io 14% 18% 40% 13% 19% No!Foster `- 637 52 372 5 3$ 1,104: Care ; --- -__ __ _ _ .. _ - _ 78 ° /0 75% 79% 50% ° 84 /0 ° 78 /o Unknown ` 1'3 7 ~b 1 1 32'. Fostez~ Cade _ 2% 1D% 2% 1D% 2% 2% O T©tal --- 818 69 468 1 D 45 1,41 D ~~ Most studies that have looked at the relationship between foster care and homelessness have found that anywhere from 9-30% of the homeless population are former foster youth. In Butte County, 19% of homeless survey respondents reported that they had been in foster care, with Chico, Oroville, and other unincorporated areas at significantly higher rates than Gridley or Paradise. 6'rrtte Cotrtrti~i~~icle Hrlrttcless Ctitrtintrt.titt vf~Ccrt~c~ 22 2(111 Hr~rrteles.s Strr~~f~;~ Relrut~t REASONS FOR HOMELESSNESS Location Cheo Gridley Q~oville Dther Paradise; Total Firrk~loyaaxznt/ 397 47 273 4 27 748 Financial R~asuns, 49% 68% 58% 40% 60% 53°fo Housing Issues 6 1 4 9, 3' 14 1% 1% 1% 0% 700 1% _ _ _ _ D~orcc ' 48 ` 2 51 1 6 - 1 D$. 6% 3% 11 % 10% 13% 8°/a Dozncstic' ;67 ?7 46 1 3 '124 Violence 8% 10% 10% 1D°o 7% 9% D.eatla in 52 8 43 _ _ _ -0 2 ' 105 Family 6°~0 12% 9% 0% 4% 7% _ _ __ Forced to `262 9'3 1'.04 7 ; 11 '~9T Relocate from Homc _ 32% _ 19% _ 22% 70% 24% 28% 1Vledical/ 176 6 129 5 8> 324'. =Disability Problems' 22% 9% 28°% 50% 18% 23% Family 1'77 12 136 4 12; 341 Pr~blcros _ _ 22% 17% 29% 40% 27 io 24% Substance 17$ 4 142 2 3 329 Addictioi 22% fi% 30% 20% 7% 23% NaturallC7tller 15 2 $ 'I 1 ' 27 D~sastcr Z% 3% 2% 10°io 2% 2% Recent 2 d 3 0` 2 ` 7. Immigration 0% D% 1 % 0% 4% 0% Inear~eration 105 3 99 2 3 21'2 13% 4% 21 % 20% 7% 15% Butte C"i~lrfat4~z~,~iclc~ Hc1rlt~~less Craritit~ritr~jr r~J•Cu~~c~ 23 ?Ol l Honrele,s••s S~rr~~~~c~~' Re~~or~ ~mploymentl Financial Reasons Incarceration Recent ]mmigration 1Vaturall Other Disaster Substance Addiction Family Problems Medical! Disability Problems Forced to Relocate from Home Death in Family Domestic Violence Bivorce D 900 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 The most common reason Butte homeless zespondents gave for their current homelessness was "employment/ financial zeasons" at 53%. The next three most common reasons given for current homelessness were "forced to relocated from home" at 2$%, "family problems" at 24%, and both "substance addiction" and "medicaU disability problems" at 23%. f]'llflE ~'01111l1'Y17C~L l~`~()771C'~L'.S',1' CUl'II1171111111 Of ~.Cll"L' 24 'l)11 Hor7aelcss Sllr°~°e~r I2epor"! SARRYERS TO ACCESSING HOUSING L;oc ntxon Chico Gridle Qroville Other Paradise Total Bad ~Credid 269 29 145 3 10 456 Eviction Record 26% 30% 27% 19% 14% 26% Lael; of 295 36 228 5 27 591 -affordable housin; 28% 37% 42% 31% 38% 33% No jnl~ ai• 542 44 307 6 26 925 :income 52% 45% 56% 38% 37% 52% Physical'` 1.04 6 93 3 6 212 Disability 10% 6% 17% 19% 8% 12% M~ntai Illness - 119 : 5 69 1 5 199 . _. ._ 11 % 5% 13% $% 7% 11 :Substance 121 0 100 1 0 .222 Addiction 12% 0% 18% 6% 0% 13% Criminal - 115 3 67 0 5 190 History .. 11 % 3% 12% 0% 7% 11 No;~iets 45 4 26 1 $ $4 'allb«-ed 4% 4% 5% 6% 11% 5% No:sinoking 23 2 17 1 3 46 alltiwed 2% 2% 3% 6% 4% 3% 'Undocixmented 6 fi 8 0 1 21 status 1% 6% 1% 0% 1% 1% ~Laek of ` 99 6 98 4 2 209 s~i~portsystem 9% 6% 18% 25% 3% 12% Lack<of`local 67 1 72 5 5 150 cervices 6% 1% 13% 31% 7% 8% :L:ack o#' .: _ 134 13 151 5 12 315 transportation _ _ ...-. 13% 13°/a 28% 31 % 17% 18% Dorr't Imnw : 90. 4 45 3 3 145 :about sezvices 9% 4% 8% 19% 4% 8% J>TIi7C' ~_Ulriill';IIcr~' ~~'~Uiilt'~~'.S'~ ~~~(Jllfilillllil? ll; (.c7r'C' 25 '(1~1 ir~r1111C:~i',S.i .till1'i'E'1' F1t'(;~~;.i Don't know about available services Lack of transportation Lack of local services Lack of personal support system lJndocumented status No smoking allowed IVo pets allowed Criminal History Substance Addiction Mental Illness Physical Disability No job or income Lack of affordable housing Bad Creditl Eviction _. _ _ _ . L~, ,. {. 3,,~.. U 7UU1UU 3UU gUU 5UU 6UU 7UU tSUU 5UU 7UUU The most common reason Butte homeless respondents gave as a barrier to accessing housing was "no job or income" at an overwhelming 52%. The next three most comrnan barriers to accessing housing were "lack of affordable housing" at 33%, "bad credit/ eviction record" at 26%, and "lack of transportation" at 18%. .E3rrtte° C'vrrnt~~tti.icle~ Hajrreles's C'c~ntiF7rracrn nf~C`~rrc~ 26 ?U11 .~lar~r.~lcss Srrrw~e}% l2el~or•! PETS location Chico Fridley Oroville :Other Paradise Total Pet Yes 193 29 _ . 98 - 3 21 34-4.. , ,_ - -_ 24% 42% 21% 3~% 47% 24% Pet No 625 40 370 ;- 7 24 1,066'; _ 76% 58% _.m 79% 70% 53% 76% Butte County homeless survey respondents reported having pets with them at a rate of 24%. The Paradise area had the highest percentage o~ respondents with pets at 47% and 11% of town respondents reporting "no pets allowed" policy as a barrier to accessing housing. b'trttc~ C~~rrrrt~'i;°icle I~nrrre]ess Cor7tirrrrLnrr r~f'Cur•c~ 27 'l1II Hc~me~lc~.ss Srrr•~~c~~^ Rc~~wry . HOMELESSNESS & INCOME Location , Chico.. Gridley Oroville Other Paradise Totah Earned Income. 55 > 11 17 4 11 ; " 9g 7% 16% 4% 40% 24% 7% Unernploymeot 42 5 18 1 9 75 5% 7% 4% 10% 20% 5% SSI 184 21 144 . 2 7 358: 22% 30% 31% 20% 16% 25% SSDI 50 5 29 1 14 98' 6% 7% 6% 10% 31% 7% Veteran 11 5 4 0 0 2ff Disability 1% 7% 1% 0% 0% 1% Private 3 0 0 0 0 3. Disability Insurance 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Worker fi 0 1 1 0 8 Compensation 1 % 0% 0% 10% 0% 1 °/a TANF 126 1 55 0 3 ` 18.5 15% 1% 12% 0% 7% 13% General 91 11 41 3 12 158 Assistance 11% 16% 9% 30% 27% 11% SSA 13 8 15~ 0 2 38 Retirement ::_: 2% 12% 3% 0% 4% 3% Veteran 6 2 0 0 1 9 Pension - 1 % 3% 0% 0% 2% 1% Job Pension 1 0 0 0 0 1` 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Child Support 36 0 7 1 7 51 4% 0% 1% 10% 16% 4% Alimony 2 1 0 0 0 3 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% Other Source 171 16 54 2 14 257 21 % 23°/a 12% 20% 31 % 18% No Financial . 429 28 200 4 1 Z : 678?, Resources 52°/a 41 % 43% 40% 38% 4$% f~ililL' ~(Illliii"~i'!~/~' l~j(!lrlc'1~'.~~ ~liil/liill!!1;? i~J ~t1i'~` 2$ 'rJl l Ilf~~tte~ic~~~.~ .~tfri•t~;~ l~'r.~,~~r;;~1 No Financial Resources Other Source Alimony Child Support Job Pension Veteran Pension SSA RetiremenE General Assistance 7ANF Worker Gompensation Private Insurance DisabilEty Veteran Disability ssol ssl llnemployment Famed Income 900 2UU 300 400 SOU 600 700 $00 The most commonly reported answer to the question regarding type of income was "no financial resource" at a rate of 48%. The second most reported type of income was "SST" at 25% followed by "other source" at 18%. Brrtte Corrz7h~rvide Norzrelc~s.c C,`cli~tirrzrarz3z uf~Cure 29 ?O11 Honzel~ss S'zrt•7~e3~ Rc~hr~r•I _ Locaton Clai~o . Gridl~" O. ro~v_ille -- Other Paradise Total.,'; iVo income 4-64 30 22l 6 ' 18 739 57% 43°/0 47% 60% 40% 52% _ f_ncome'1-150: 97 ~ 41' . 0 d 144" 12% 9% 9% 0% 0% 10% Iricarrle 151-250 ^- ':47 '8 - 24; 2 - ,': 2 $3 6% 12% 5% 20% 4% C7% lncari~e 251`;500 'T9 `'6 A~2' ~ 0 6 133'. 10% 9% 9% 0°0 13% 9% Income 501 ~Q'00 ~~ ~ 26~ 30 183 4 `24 504: 32% 43% 39% 40% 53% 36%0 ;Incnme_~ 001 '.1.500 . ~~~ 52 6 28 = 0 13 9 6% 9% 6% 0% 29% 7% '.Income-1501-2000 _ `32 9 3` ~ _ 4 52: 4% 13% 1% 40% 9% 4% 'IncomE 2000 or mori 9 2 3. 0 4 18` A significant number of Butte homeless survey respondents, 52%, reported having "no income". This finding represents a significant increase from 2010, where only 34% reported having "no income". This growing trend continues to be concErning, considering the shortage of available housing for people who have low or no income. EDUCATION LEVEL Locrxtio~a Chico Gritll Qroville Other Paradise Total Less than'8` Gradc ": 27 6 12 0 8 51 .Less than 12`'' Gracie ---.:.. _ 261 `26 _- 190 - 6 `. --' 11 , 4~J~`- °. o 32 /o 38% 41 % 60% 24% 35°/ 0 H~ grad~iatc/ GED ^~ 265 18 152 3 15 453:. 32% 26°io 32% 30% 33% 32% Some ColXcge - -- ' 191 11 `71 0 9 28T2= 23% 16% 15% 0% 20% 20% AA Degree 31 ' 0 22 _ 0 0 53:' 4% 0% 5% 0% 0% 4% College Degree or more 31 < 5 12 1 `; 3 52': 4°0 7% 3% 10% 7% 4% sUnknown'Education 12 " 3 9 0 1 25` Level - :_. _ _ ,: 1 % 4% 2% 0% 2% 2% Total 818 69 468 10 45 1,410 Butte C'orurtrii~icle Honaeles.5~ C'urili~~rru~32 ~~/'C'cr~•e 30 ?011 Han~>less Surve~~ Report Unknown Education Level College Degree or More AA Degree Some College HS Graduate) GED Less than 12th Grade Less than 8th Grade 700 200 300 400 500 600 The level of education reported most afters by Butte homeless survey respondents in 2011 was "less than 12th grade" at 35%. The next most frequently reported highest fmished grade level was "high school diploma or GED" at 32%. A total of 28% of respondents have received some college level education. One notable difference between the communities is that smaller population centers of Paradise and Gridley survey respondents reported having "Tess than an Sth grade education" at a higher rate than Chico or Oroville. Butte C"r~triltr'~t~r~ c~ H~~r3~relc~ss C'onlin~rrlnrr u~'Car-~ 3I ?l) I I Hc3f~aele,cs S`zrr•t=i~~. Rc~~or~•t 2011 Bute Point-fin-Time Homeless Survey Interviewer Name: Gi t Card # Survey Location: ^ Chico ^ Oroville ^ Paradise ^ Gridley ^ Biggs ^ Other Have you completed survey earlier today? © Yes (end survey} ^ No First Name/Initial Last Namellnitial Date of Birth Last 4 SSN Gender (mm/d J / 1 ^ Male Female Race: ^ American Indian or Alaskan Native © American IndianlAlaskan Native & White ^ Asian © Asian amd White ^ B1acklAfrican American ^ B1ack/African American & White ^ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ^ Other Multi-Racial ^ White ^ Unknown ^ American Indian/Alaskan Native & Black/African ^ Refused American Are you Hispanic or Latino? ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unknown ^ Refused 1. What was your last completed grade level © Less than 8th grade ^ Less than 12th grade © HS grad/GED in School? © Some College ^ AA Degree © College Degree or More 2. Have you ever served in the military? ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unlanown © Refused Were you ever activated, into active ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unknown ^ Refused duty, as a member of the National Guard or as a Reservist? 3. Where did you stay last night? © Chico © Oroville © Paradise © Gridley ^ Other ^ Refused 4. What type of housing did you stay ^ Domestic violence shelter ^ Psychiatric facility in last night? ^ Emergency shelter ^ HotellMotel ^ Hospital ^ Substance abuse treatment facility ^ 3aillprison ^ Transitional housing program for ^ Living with relatives/friends homeless persons © Nozz-housing (s4reets, park, car, bus station, camps, vacant buildings etc,) 5. How long have you been in Butte County? (Check one) Note: If in & out, what is the TOTAL amount of time you've been in Butte County? ^ Less than one month © 1-9 ^ 9 months-5 years ^ Over 5 years ^ Refused to answer months 6. Do you have a disabling condition? ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unknown ^ Refused please select all that apply: If yes ^ Physical ^ Developmental © Mental Health , iW1 HIV/AIDS © Drug Addiction © Alcohol Addiction 7. Hover many times in the past 3 years have you been without a regular place to stay (including right now)? ^ 1 time ^ 2-3 times ^ 4 or more times 8. What is your family make-up? ^ Single Adult © Single Adult with children currently in your care ^ Married or Partnered ^ Married or Partnered with children currently in your care © Unaccom anied Youth a e 17 and under 4. Do you have a et? ^ Yes ^ Na 10. Were you ever in foster care? ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unknown ^ Refused 11. Have you ever been to ail or rison? ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unknown ^ Refused If yes, are Ou Currently On robation Or arOle? ^ Yes ^ No ^ Unknown ^ Refused 12. How long since you last had a regular place to stay? 13rrttc Cncrr7t~%~s~icle Hvrrrc~lc~s.~• C'c~rrtinrruryr rtf ~Car•c~ 32 'Oll Horraeless' Srrrvc~~ Re~x~r•1 © I week or Tess ^ More than 3 months but less than a year © More than 1 week but less than 1 month ^ I year or longer ^ 1 to 3 months ^ Don't know 13. What caused you to become Nameless? (select all that apply) ^ Employment/financial reasons ^ Family Problems ^ Divorce ^ Substance Addiction ^ Domestic Violence ^ Naturallother disastezs ^ Medicalldisability problems ^ Recent immigration ^ Forced to relocate from home or evicted ^ Incarceration ^ Death In Family ^ Personal Choice 14. What barriers prevent you from accessing housing? (select all that apply) ^ Bad Credit/ Eviction Record ^ No pets allowed ^ Lack of affordable housing © No smoking allowed ^ Na }ob or income ^ Undocumented status ^ Physical Disability ^ Lack of personal support system ^ Mental Illness ^ Lack of local services ^ Substance Addictian ^ Lack of transportation ^ Criminal Histo ^ Don't know about available services 1 S . Do you or anyone in your household receive any of the following forms of income? {select all that apply) ^ Earned income ^ Workers' Comp ^ 7ob pension ^ Unemployment ^ TANF ^ Child support ^ SSI ^ General assistance ^ Alimony ^ SSDI ^ SSA retirement ^ Other source ^ Veterans disability ^ Veteran's pension ^ No financial resource ^ Private disabili insurance ^ Recycling 16. What is your household's approximate monthly income? {select ONLY ONE) ^ No Income ^ $1-$150 ^ $151-$250 ^ $251-$500 ^ $501-$1,000 ^ $1,001-$1,500 ^ $1,501-$2,000 ^ $2,000~- Other Adults In Household Initia ~$ Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Last 4 ~SN Race (see codes below) Gender Hispanic? I I ^ M ^ F ^ Yes ^ No I I ^ M ^ F ^ Yes ^ No I I ^ M ^ F © Yes ^ No Children Yn Household Initia 1S Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyyJ Last 4 SAN- Race (see codes 6elowJ Gender Hispanic? 1 I ^ M ^ F ^ Yes ^ No / 1 ^ M ^ F ^ Yes ^ No 1 I ^ M © F ^ Yes ^ No / / ^ M ^ F ^ Yes ^ No / / ^ M © F ^ Yes ^ No Il.i -American Indian or Alaskan Native .4I/W -American Indian/Alaskan Native & White ,4S -Asian AS/W -Asian and YYhite BAA - Black/African American BAA/W - B1acklAj`rican American & White OAI -Native 1Yawaiian or Other Pac fc Islander O -Other Multi-Racial fI'-White U-Unknown ~[UBAA -American Indian/Alaskan Native & B1acWAfrican American R -Refused Butte C'r~rii~t7=~~viilc~ Nr~taieless Cu»til~irr,rlrt of ~C'tri~•c~ 33 'l)ll f~c~nrc~l~ss S~irr~~~c~l~ Rc~pu~•i . Definitions HUD HOMELESS Title 42, Chapter 119, Subchapter Z of United States code: § 11.302. General definition of homeless individual (a) rn general For purposes of this chapter, the term "homeless" or "homeless individual or homeless person" includes- 1. an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and 2. an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is - A. a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); B. an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. HUD CHRONICALLY HOMELESS A chranically homeless individual or family is a household with at least one adult member who has a disabling condition anal who has either been continuously homeless for one (l) year or more OR has had a least four (4) episodes of homelessness in the past three (3} years. To be considered chronically homeless, persons must have been sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (e.g., living on the streets) and/or in an emergency shelterlsafe haven during that time. Disabling candition is defined as "a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability, or chronic physical illness or disability, including the co-occurrence of two or more of these conditions." DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HOMELESS Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act) defines "homeless" as follows: The term "homeless children and youths"--(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence {within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and (B) includes- {i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or t~iftlG' ~.~(J~1117I1'~4'1[~~~ f10f11C'IC.S'.1' COY?Z1171ILllfl U~ ~'Ll!'E' 34 2011 l~rJrrtc~les.s Strj•~Je7~ Rel~or~t transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement; {ii) children and youths who have 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 {within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C)); (iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and (iv) migratory children (as such term is defiua~ed in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses {i) through (iii) TRANSTT)(ONAL HOUSING HUD defines transitional housing as a project that is designed to provide housing and appropriate support services to homeless persons to facilitate movement to independent living within 24 months. EMERGENCY SHELTER Any facility with overnight sleeping accommodations, the primary purpose of which is to provide temporary shelter for the homeless in general or far specific populations of homeless persons. Butte Ct~rrr~tl~ruic:Ie Norlrc~lc~.s.~~ Cnr~tirrrrrny2 ref ~Ccrr'c~ 35 ?(111 Hcirrreless Strr~~el~ Rc~hvt•1 Append~.x BUTTE COUNTYWIDE HOMELESS CONTINUUM OF CARE LIST OF MEMBERS 2409-2011 Funding Agencies Laminar City of Chico City of Gridley City of Oroville Community Action Agency of Butte County, Tnc. County of Butte Northern Valley Catholic Social Services Continuum of Care Council Members Andrea Redamonti, City of Gridley Bob Michels, Northern Valley Catholic Social Services Brad Montgomery, Greater Chico Homeless Task Force Carol Zanon, Greater Oroville Homeless Coalition Ed Mayer, Housing Authority of the County of Butte Nicole Bateman, Laminar Pat Clark, City of Oroville Rick Reynolds, Butte County Department of Behavioral Health Sarah Frohock, Paradise Ridge Homeless Coalition Sherry Morgado, City of Chico Thomas Tenorio, Community Action Agency of Butte County, Inc. ~3rrttec C'~~rrnt4~turcJc~ Hr~rrrc~lc~ss Cr~rrtir~rrrrrti ~Jf •C`crr•c~ 36 'l)11 H01]2L'JGS.S' Strr'v~:}; IZc~~ur'l Full Continuum of Care Butte County Children's Services Department Butte County Department of Behavioral Health Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services Butte County Office of Education Butte County Probation Department Butte County Public Health Butte County Sheriff's Departzx~ent Butte County Veteran's Service Office California State University, Chica Cazninar Caring Choices Catalyst Domestic Violence Services Catholic Ladies Relief Society Chico Area Interfaith Council Chico Conaznunity Shelter Partnership Chico Downtown Business Association Chico Housing and Credit Counseling Center City of Chico City of Gridley City of Oroville Community Action Agency of Butte County, Inc. Enloe Medical Center Feather River Tribal Health Greater Oroville Family Resource Center Greater Oroville Homeless Coalition Housing Authority of the County of Butte Independent Living Services of Northern California Jesus Center Legal Services of Northern California NAMI of Butte County Northern Valley Catholic Social Services Orchard House Oroville Rescue Mission Paradise Ridge Family Resource Center Salvation Army Shalom Free Clinic Skyway House Social Security Administration Stairways Recovery Programs State of California Parole Board The Well Ministry VA Chico Outpatient Clinic VECTORS Youth and Fanuly Programs Youth for Change Butte' C,'~~ta~rtti%i~i~icle Flor~rc~]ess C`oi~trfa~trir~~~t r.~f'C'i~i•c~ 37 'OI I Hon~cless S2rr~,e>~, Report