Emergency Shelter Inventory Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio

RLUS Steering Committee Presentation

December 5, 2006

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Prepared for the

Rebuilding Lives Updated Strategy Steering Committee

Prepared by

the Center for Urban Community Services

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Goals of the Inventory

Understand system change from ’98 to ‘06 Total inventory and beds targeted to specific

populations Distribution by zip code Total investments by public and private

funding sources (2/07) Average daily cost per unit (2/07)

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Data Sources

HUD Shelter Inventories from 1998 to 2006

CSB partner agency contracts and budgets

Agency funding reports

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Key Findings – Comparison of ’98 to ‘06

Capacity remained relatively stable – Increase in total units of 7%.

Growth in units serving families (14%) and single women (63%) outpaced growth in the system as a whole.

Bed distribution by gender shifted over time: Beds designated for women increased from 14%

of total singles beds to19%. Beds designated for men decreased from 84% of

total singles beds to 78%.

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Key Findings – Comparison of ’98 to ‘06

Capacity to serve public inebriates more than doubled from ’98 (n=24) to ’06 (n=50).

Units were more evenly distributed across zip codes in ’06:

66% of units were located in zip code 43215 in ’98. 29% of units were located in zip code 43215 in ’06.

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Total System Overview – ’98 to ‘06

12 emergency shelter programs with capacity to serve 619 households in ’98.

Peak capacity occurred in ’02 at 746 households (increase 21% from ’98).

13 programs with capacity to serve 663 households (increase 7% from ’98, decrease 11% from ’02).

6 shelters closed and 7 opened

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Capacity Total SystemChart #1: Capacity: Singles/Families Combined for All

Years

508 514 514 517

625 617

536 536 536

111 118 118 118

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117 117 127

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Year

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Singles Families

Families 111 118 118 118 121 114 117 117 127

Singles 508 514 514 517 625 617 536 536 536

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

619632 632 635

746731

653 653663

82%

18% 19% 19%

81% 81%

19%

81%

16%

84%

16%

84%

18% 18%

82% 82%

19%

81%

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Family System Overview

5 programs with capacity to serve 111 families in ‘98.

Family capacity peaked in 2006 when 4 programs had 127 family units (increase 14% from ’98)

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Targeted Sub-populations

The number of domestic violence units has remained steady at 34 units.

The number of units for public inebriates has more than doubled.

Youth beds increased by 33% - from12 to 16 units.

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Unit Distribution by Zip Code

CHART #5B: TOTAL - CAPACITY BY ZIP CODE - 2006

43201 , 111, 17%

43205 , 177, 26%

43206 , 13, 2%

43207 , 50, 8%

43215 , 198, 29%

43219 , 50, 8%

43223 , 40, 6%

43228 , 24, 4%

43201 43205 43206 43207 43215 43219 43223 43228

Key: Zip Code, Units, Percentage

CHART #5A: TOTAL - CAPACITY BY ZIP CODE - 1998

43205 , 169, 27%

43206 , 8, 1%

43207 , 0, 0%

43215 , 403, 66%

43228 , 0, 0%

43223 , 0, 0%

43225, 27, 4%

43219 , 0, 0%

43201 , 12, 2%

43201 43205 43206 43207 43215 43219 43223 43225 43228

Key: Zip Code, Units, Percentage

DATA UPDATED SINCE 11/27/06 DRAFT REPORT

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Next Steps

Analysis of resources invested over time

Development of average cost per shelter unit for adults and families

Using client data, review outcomes of specific programs

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Questions or Comments?

Contact:

Lauren Bholai-Pareti

CUCS Housing Resource Center

120 Wall Street, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10005

www.cucs.org

Tel: (212) 801-3355

Fax: (212) 801-3325

Email: lpareti@cucs.org