Point in Time

On Monday night, January 23, 2012, there were 12,605 homeless men, women and children counted in the annual Point in Time study in the seven county Metro Denver region.

Point in Time Nearly 1000 people (964) were unsheltered on January 23, Of the 964 unsheltered people that were counted, 303 of them were part of a household with children. The temperature that night got as low as 23 degrees.

Point in Time Of the 12,605 homeless people that were counted, 64% were part of a household with children.

Point in Time Respondents were asked to indicate the county where they last lived before they became homeless. 37.4% indicated that their last permanent residence was in the City and County of Denver. A combined 43.8% were from Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas and Jefferson Counties.

Point in Time The largest proportion (41.8%) of all homeless persons spent Monday night in the City and County of Denver. More, however, spent Monday night in other Metro area counties (57.9%).

Point in Time One-third of respondents reported “lost job/can’t find work” as a reason for their homelessness. Nearly one in ten of respondents reported they have work but their wages are too low as a reason for their homelessness. One-third of respondents reported that they or someone else in their household had worked in the past month.

Point in Time 1,383 adults and children (12.7%) were homeless due to domestic violence 67 adults and children were on the street or sleeping in cars because of domestic violence

Point in Time More than one in ten respondents (12.9%) served in the military. 109 of them were unsheltered on Monday night. Fully 29.2% of these veterans are not collecting any government benefits.

Point in Time The next Point in Time will be conducted during the last week of January, If you would like to get involved, contact Point in Time reports can be found at

H.M.I.S. Homeless Management Information System (H.M.I.S.)

HMIS Implementation Statics Implementation (9 month project duration): Database StaticsValues Agencies Implemented125 Distinct Programs Setup950 Distinct Services Setup7,400 Clients480,000 Services2,140,000 User Accounts1,100

H.M.I.S. Phase 3: Data Sharing Rapid Entry Coordinated Intake and Assessment Coordinated Entry Agency Database Reliance Point in Time Funder Reporting Federal Interfaces Other Modules