Housing Career Services CITY COUNCIL 2018 Homeless Count

Housing & Career Services CITY COUNCIL 2018 Homeless Count Jennifer O’Reilly-Jones Homeless Program Coordinator April 30, 2018

ABOUT THE SNAPSHOT Housing & Career Services JAN 23 Conducted annually in late January 1 -night count & survey of Pasadena’s homeless population 2 Consistent methodology since 1992 so that comparison can be done over time

WHO IS COUNTED Housing & Career Services 68% 32% (n=462) (n=215) Unsheltered On the street, in parks abandoned buildings cars, vans, RVs, and encampment areas Sheltered Emergency shelters Transitional housing Hotel/motel vouchers 3 Does not include: Doubled up At-risk of homelessness

NUMBER HOMELESS IN 2018 Housing & Career Services 677 +18% Over 2017 People homeless 4

RISING HOMELESSNESS Housing & Career Services 1, 21 1, 144 1, 137 6 96 9 983 434 403 491 90 4 77 2 467 741 535 453 549 646 +28% New service approaches implemented in 2011 379 66 6 265 632 190 763 437 393 401 since 2016 442 530 575 178 228 352 347 677 215 462 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Unsheltered 5 Sheltered

UNSHELTERED COUNT DISTRIBUTION Housing & Career Services The most effective response is regional with a focus on housing 6

Housing & Career Services Homeless Count POPULATION COMPOSITION 7

PREDOMINANTLY MALE Housing & Career Services City of Pasadena 51% 49% Homeless Population 29% 71% Female Male 8

PEOPLE OF COLOR OVERREPRESENTED Housing & Career Services City of Pasadena Homeless 36% 28% 17% 13% 9% 1% 4% American Indian or Alaska Native 3% Black or African American Latino/Hispanic Multiple Races or Other Like the US Census Bureau, HUD defines race and ethnicity as separate and distinct identities, with Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question. Thus, these percentages do not add up to 100%. 0% 3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

HOMELESS SUBPOPULATIONS Housing & Career Services 225 198 164 115 109 104 77 36 ‘ 15 44 31 30 ‘ 16 ‘ 17 38 ‘ 18 Veterans ‘ 15 ‘ 16 ‘ 17 ‘ 18 Chronically Homeless ‘ 15 ‘ 16 ‘ 17 ‘ 18 People in Families ‘ 15 37 ‘ 16 35 ‘ 17 43 ‘ 18 Unaccompanied & Parenting Youth

AGING POPULATION Housing & Career Services 37 percent of people who are homeless in Pasadena are age 50 or older 153 2016 2018 65 percent increase 11

HIGHER HEALTH NEEDS FOR SENIORS Housing & Career Services Seniors who are homeless (62+) have higher incidences of physical disabilities and chronic health conditions Physical Disability 25 % Chronic Health Condition 24 % Mental Illness Developmental Disability Substance Use 41 % 40 % 19 %20 % 13 % 9% 13 5%% Total Homeless Population Seniors (62+) 12

GROWTH IN THOSE NOT CHRONICALLY HOMELESS Housing & Career Services There was a 35% increase in the number of persons who did not meet HUD’s definition of chronic homelessness, meaning they were not homeless for more than 12 months or did not have a qualifying disability (including substance use or mental illness). 900 Non-Chronically Homeless (+34%, n=130) 791 800 700 644 600 513 445 434 500 Non-CH 555 400 383 300 306 200 100 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 13 2016 2017 2018

IMPACT OF HOUSING CRISIS EVIDENT Housing & Career Services High rents and a shortage of housing likely impacted this growth in homelessness. In 2016, the housing cost burden for the lowest-income renter households in Pasadena exceeded 100%, meaning their income was not enough to cover rent. 160% 900 Non-Chronically Homeless 140% Rent Burden for Lowest 800 Income HHs 791 700 120% 644 600 555 80% 513 445 434 400 383 60% 300 306 40% 500 Non-CH Rent Burden 100% 200 20% 100 0% 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 Pasadena housing cost burden for the lowest-quintile of household incomes was 120% in 2016 according to an analysis from Hyojung Lee at Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies; American Community Survey (ACS), 2016 Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). 14 2015 2016 2017 2018

Housing & Career Services Progress & Challenges LOCAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS 15

HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLATFORM Housing & Career Services The most effective solution is housing Housing, along with supportive services as needed, can ensure homeless individuals remain housed, even those with severe substance use and mental health conditions. SUPPORTIV E HOUSING Long-term support for those with highest needs RAPID REHOUSING TARGETED HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION Time-limited financial assistance & targeted supportive services Short-term support for those at-risk of homelessness Basic services that do not directly end a person’s homelessness are already available in Pasadena and the City is not focused on the expansion of those services. 16

HOUSING ENDS HOMELESSNESS Housing & Career Services 97 161 in Rapid Rehousing People housed in 2017 64 in Supportive Housing 17

Housing & Career Services 2018 Homeless Count CHALLENGES & RESPONSES 18

MEASURE H Housing & Career Services The City will be receiving a total of $626, 000 in Homeless Service Funding through Measure H 01 02 03 Homelessnes s Prevention $47 K Case Management $167 K Housing Navigators $109 K 04 05 06 Motel Vouchers $157 K Landlord Incentives $96 K Job Development $50 K 19

CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES Housing & Career Services AGING POPULATION The homeless population in Pasadena is getting older. Between 2016 and 2018, there was an 65% increase in the number of persons who were homeless over age 50. RISE IN THOSE NOT CHRONICALLY HOMELESS A growing number of people who are homeless in Pasadena (+36%) do not have long-term or episodic homelessness. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING More supportive housing is needed for these individuals who are otherwise likely to stay in hospitals for extended periods or require expensive nursing home care. EXPANDED RAPID REHOUSING Longer-term rapid re-housing with more intensive case management and support services is needed for this population to regain self-sufficiency.

PROJECTED GROWTH IF STATUS QUO IS MAINTAINED Housing & Career Services The number of people who are homeless in Pasadena is projected to rise to 1, 035 by 2023 unless significant interventions are introduced, such as expanded Supportive Housing. 1, 144 1, 137 969 1, 216 1, 035 2023 983 904 772 666 677 632 530 575 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 21

Housing & Career Services Acknowledgements A special thanks to Urban Initiatives and the 110 volunteers who made the count possible as well as our numerous partners including Union Station Homeless Services, Hathaway-Sycamores, Friends in Deed, Door of Hope, Housing Works, United Way, the HOPE Team, New Directions, the City of Pasadena Libraries, the Pasadena Department of Public Works, and the Pasadena Department of Public Health.

Housing & Career Services To download the full report, visit: https: //pasadenapartnership. org/homeless-count/ 23