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ALAMEDA COUNTY EVERYONE COUNTS
2017
HOMELESS POINT-IN-TIME COUNT AND SURVEY
Every two years, during the last 10 days of January, communities across the country conduct comprehensive counts of the local homeless populations in order to measure the prevalence of homelessness in each local Continuum of Care. The 2017 Alameda County Point-in-Time Count was a community-wide effort conducted on January 30, 2017. The entire county was canvassed by teams of volunteers and guides with lived experience. In the weeks following the street count, a survey was administered to 1,228 unsheltered and sheltered homeless individuals, in order to profile their experience and characteristics.
2017 Homeless Census Population 4,341
4,178
4,264
2017 Sheltered/Unsheltered Population by City
5,629
4,040
2011
2013
2015
2017
2017 Sheltered/Unsheltered Population
31%
Unsheltered
(n=1,766)
(n=3,863)
Age 18
18-24
25-59
60+
58% Men
41%
Women
Residence Prior to Homelessness
82%
Alameda County
1%
Transgender
17% Latino
83%
49%
30%
15%
3%
Black or African American
Non-Latino Multi-ethnic
White
American Indian or Alaskan Native
19%
84
FREMONT
1-4
years
16%
5-9
years
9%
15%
Sheltered
Veterans | 531 Individuals
29%
Sheltered
Unaccompanied Transitional Age Youth Sheltered
42
Sheltered
DUBLIN
0
Sheltered
141
PLEASANTON
110
PIEDMONT
Unsheltered
94
Sheltered
ALBANY
NEWARK
Unsheltered
102
66
Sheltered
54
55
0
Sheltered
UNINCORPORATED
26
Unsheltered
SAN LEANDRO
0
Sheltered
Unsheltered
0
0
Sheltered
Sheltered
TOTAL
Unsheltered
1,766 Sheltered
22%
57%
Unsheltered
18
Unsheltered
0
Unsheltered
194
Unsheltered
3,863 Unsheltered
14%
Sheltered
Foster Care
15%
of survey respondents have been in the foster system.
Justice System Involvement
14%
of respondents spent one or more nights in jail/prison/ juvenile hall in the past year.
4%
Unsheltered
Unaccompanied Children | 72 Individuals
Unsheltered
74%
21
Unsheltered
Unsheltered
Families | 270 Families with 711 members
85%
| 919 Individuals
28
Unsheltered
78%
Sheltered
Sheltered
Unsheltered
29
Unsheltered
Single Adults | 4,533 Households with 4,846 members
10 years or more
71%
40
Unsheltered
Household Breakdown
96%
Chronically Homeless | 1,652 Individuals
26%
282
Sheltered
LIVERMORE
EMERYVILLE
Unsheltered
197
Subpopulations
TAY
313
0
Sheltered
Unsheltered
Sheltered
Length of Time in Alameda County less than 1 year
664
Sheltered
ALAMEDA
(Top Responses)
9% 18% 63% 10% Gender
308
HAYWARD
UNION CITY
Unsheltered
Sheltered
Race/Ethnicity Under
1,902
Sheltered
69%
Sheltered
859 Sheltered
BERKELEY
55+42+47+40+100
2009
OAKLAND
86%
Unsheltered
Post K-12 Education
5%
of respondents were currently enrolled in a vocational program or college.
Self Reported Health
PTSD
Current health conditions affecting housing stability or employment of the
41%
(Note: Multiple response question, numbers will not total to 100%)
Disabling Conditions
Psychiatric or emotional conditions
27%
12%
34%
16%
15%
2%
50-64
Personal Relationships
Substance Use Issues
21% 18-24
16%
Money Issues
25-39
73%
of survey respondents reported receiving benefits
10%
Phsycial Health Issues
12%
Not Interested in Housing
6%
30 days or less
69%
49%
Free Meals
Emergency Shelter
Drop-in Center
Mental Health Services
22%
*Subpopulation Definitions
16%
36%
Rent Assistance
6%
Services Currently Accessing
(Top 6 Responses)
42%
Employment Assistance
24%
Incarceration
Duration of Current Episode of Homelessness
65+
Services and Assistance
18%
What Might Have Prevented Homelessness
Mental Health Issues
22%
Benefits/ Income
36% 1-11 months
AIDS/HIV related
of survey respondents reported having three disabling conditions.
(Top 4 Responses)
57%
5%
Traumatic brain injury
of survey respondents reported having two disabling conditions.
(Top 6 Responses)
of those experiencing homelessness for the first time were homeless for one year or more
13%
10%
Drug or alcohol abuse
12%
of survey respondents reported having one disabling condition.
Primary Cause of Homelessness
Age at First Episode of Homelessness
26%
Physical disability
39% 61% Yes No
40%
40-49
29%
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
17%
Respondents reported the number of condtions that limited their ability to maintain work or housing. Many reported multiple conditions.
First Homelessness Episode
0-17
36%
Chronic health problems
Mental Health Services
58%
1 year or more
2%
Only 2% of survey respondents said they were not interested in Independent, Affordable Rental Housing or Housing with Supportive Services.
Reasons for Not Accessing Shelter Services (Top 6 Responses)
30%
41%
Health Services
They are full
Job Training/ Employment Services
Concerns for personal safety
12%
22%
Chronically Homeless
Veterans
Families
An individual with a disabling condition or a family with a head of household with a disabling condition who: »» Has been continuously homeless for 1 year or more and/or; »» Has experienced 4 or more episodes of homelessness within the past 3 years.
Persons who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. This does not include inactive military reserves or the National Guard unless the person was called up to active duty.
A household with at least one adult member (persons 18 or older) and at least one child member (persons under 18).
40%
Bugs and germs
20%
There are too many rules
29%
They are too crowded
18%
They are too far away
Unaccompanied Children
TransitionAge Youth
Children under the age of 18 who are homeless and living without a parent or legal guardian.
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 years old.
Alameda County will release a comprehensive report of The EveryOne Home 2017 Homeless Count and Survey in Summer 2017. For more information about EveryOne Home and effort to address homelessness in Alameda County please visit www.EveryOneHome.org Source: Applied Survey Research. (2017). Alameda County Homeless Census & Survey. Watsonville, CA.
