Homeless Services Unit: 2013 Annual Report
| Total Number of Persons Requesting Services |
1184 |
| |
Number of Women |
376 |
| |
Number of Men |
808 |
| Persons Seen for the First Time in 2013 |
873 |
| Persons Receiving Case Management Services |
1271 |
| I. |
Information and Referral |
| |
Basic Needs (Food, Clothing, Shelter) |
1135 |
| |
Emergency Utility / Rent / Mortgage |
89 |
| |
Immigration Assistance |
54 |
| |
Transportation Assistance |
1140 |
| |
Legal Aid |
54 |
| |
Replacement ID (Birth Certificate, Passport, Walker's ID) |
899 |
| II. |
Case Management Services |
Referred |
Resolutions |
| |
Health Care |
179 |
107 |
| |
Food Stamps |
144 |
94 |
| |
D.C. Dept. of Human Services - (Medicaid, AFDC, Medical Charities) |
128 |
83 |
| |
Social Security Benefits - (SSI, SSA, and SSDI) |
50 |
26 |
| |
Substance Abuse Treatment |
70 |
34 |
| |
Psychiatric Treatment |
93 |
55 |
| |
Employment Training |
85 |
46 |
| |
Employment Placement |
114 |
57 |
| |
Housing Displacement Prevention |
26 |
9 |
| |
Transitional Housing |
46 |
24 |
| |
Permanent Housing |
58 |
20 |
1. Case Management is defined as 3 or more interactions with a person regarding one or more aspects of their social situation.
Annual Report Demographics & Information
| Female |
333 |
| Male |
763 |
| TOTAL: |
1096 |
| Asian |
2 |
| African American |
868 |
| European American |
110 |
| Latino |
92 |
| Native American |
0 |
| African |
22 |
| Pacific Islander |
0 |
| Other |
2 |
| TOTAL: |
1096 |
| 0-5 |
4 |
| 6-17 |
6 |
| 18-29 |
158 |
| 30-65 |
898 |
| 66+ |
23 |
| TOTAL: |
1096 |
Primary Cause of Homelessness
| Mental Illness |
Men |
145 |
Women |
60 |
Total |
245 |
| Alcoholism |
Men |
37 |
Women |
5 |
Total |
42 |
| Substance Abuse |
Men |
71 |
Women |
19 |
Total |
90 |
| Immigration Status |
Men |
46 |
Women |
11 |
Total |
57 |
| Underemployment |
Men |
146 |
Women |
77 |
Total |
223 |
| Family Breakdown |
Men |
8 |
Women |
49 |
Total |
57 |
| Domestic Violence |
Men |
0 |
Women |
9 |
Total |
9 |
| Physical Illness |
Men |
65 |
Women |
25 |
Total |
90 |
| Ex-Offender |
Men |
140 |
Women |
9 |
Total |
149 |
| Loss of Job |
Men |
17 |
Women |
17 |
Total |
34 |
| Foreclosure |
Men |
0 |
Women |
0 |
Total |
0 |
| Other |
Men |
4 |
Women |
2 |
Total |
6 |
| Total: |
Men |
679 |
Women |
283 |
Total |
962 |
| Number of Homeless Veterans |
Men |
56 |
Women |
5 |
Total |
61 |
| Number of Employed Persons |
Men |
32 |
Women |
17 |
Total |
49 |
Length of Homelessness & Residency
| 1. |
Number of Homeless Persons Served: |
962 |
| 2. |
Number of Persons Served in Danger of Homelessness: |
134 |
| 3. |
Number of Low-Income Served Not in Danger of Homelessness: |
0 |
| 4. |
Total Number of Persons Served: |
1096 |
| A. |
Length of Time Homeless |
| |
More than 5 years: |
333 |
| |
More than 1 year: |
544 |
| |
Less than 1 year: |
85 |
| |
Total: |
962 |
| B. |
Length of Time Living in the District of Columbia |
| |
More than 5 years: |
717 |
| |
More than 1 year: |
248 |
| |
Less that 1 year: |
112 |
| |
Total: |
1077 |
| Total Number of DC Residents: |
1071 |
| Number of Maryland Residents served: |
16 |
| Number of Virginia Residents served: |
6 |
| Number of Residents of Other States: |
3 |
| Total: |
1096 |
| C. |
Place of Origin |
| |
Washington, D.C. |
711 |
| |
US - outside DC |
291 |
| |
Foreign Born |
94 |
| |
Total |
1096 |
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