% Change Total Population 651, , , , , % Individuals 415, , , , , % Unsheltered 259, , , , , % Indiv, Chronics 120, ,183 96,661 86,455 84, % Veterans 74,770 60,769 55,779 49, % Children & Youth 45,616 45, % Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, The State of Homelessness in America, 2015

* A deficit of 7,500,000 units of housing for extremely low-income and homeless residents in 2015 * Every state, on average, would have to produce 150,000 units over night to eliminate the deficit Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Housing Spotlight, March, 2015

Percent of Post-Tax Income SOURCE: National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2013 © Burnes Institute 3/28/14

Total federal housing subsidies for low-income renters $46 Billion dollars per year Total federal housing subsidies for high-income owners $196 Billion dollars per year mortgage interest deduction, real estate and state and local income taxes Source: Collinson, R., Ellen, I. G., & Ludwig, J. (2015). Low Income Housing Policy. In Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, volume 2. University of Chicago Press.

Those who need it the least, get the most. Those who need it the most, get the least!!

Two definitions over time: 1- Full continuum of services, from shelter to permanent housing 2- All services for those experiencing homelessness within a geographically defined area, including a lead agency

Three Continuums 1- Metro Denver (seven counties) with Metro Denver Homeless Initiative 2- Pikes Peak (El Paso County) with Pikes Peak United Way 3- Balance of State (56 counties) with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless based in Denver

Total Number % of Total Total 5, % 6, ,0% Chronics % % Veterans % % Unsheltered % % From other CO % % From out of State % % From out of metro % % Chronics Veterans 1, Source: MDHI PIT Survey, 2014 and 2015

2013 Total 2014 Total Percent Change Colorado 9,754 10, % US 591, , % Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, The State of Homelessness in America, 2015

Shelter space in El Paso County 1 - Most shelter space is for cold weather November 1 to mid April 2 - A few small programs year round 3 – RJ Montgomery Center – Salvation Army – year round Last winter, with all shelter beds full, 300 people unsheltered Source: Jakob Rodgers, “Summer offers no respite for homeless in Colorado Springs,” Denver Post, May 29, 2016, p. 7B

 Deficit of Attainable and Units Attainable and Available  Affordable Units Per 100 Households  At or BelowAt or Below At or Below At or Below At or Below  15% AMI30% AMI15% AMI 30% AMI 50%AMI Denver- Aurora- Lakewood -26,735-68, Colorado -50, , US -3,415,248 -7,119, Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Housing Spotlight, March, 2015

The Housing Wage is what a full-time worker (40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year) must earn to afford the rent on a modest two bedroom home without spending more than 30% of his or her income on housing. Nationally, the Housing Wage is $20.30 an hour ($42,225 annually) for a two-bedroom unit, $16.35 an hour ($34,008) for a one-bedroom unit. Across the state of Colorado, the Housing Wage is $21.12 an hour, or an annual salary of $43,039. In the Denver metro area, the Housing Wage is $23.60 ($49,088), or roughly 2.84 times the state’s minimum wage of $8.31 per hour. In Boulder, the Housing Wage is $26.56 an hour; in Pitkin County, it is $31.96; in El Paso County, it is $ Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, “Out of Reach, 2016”

1 - We have made incredible progress in ending homeless for our veterans % decline in 2-3 years. 2 - In some communities, close to 100% 3 - We need the same kind of commitment and resources for other subpopulations.

1- We need to change public attitudes. 2 – We need to create a tsunami of public will If we generate this, we can end long-term homelessness.

Ending Homelessness: Why We Haven’t, How We Can Donald W. Burnes & David L. DiLeo Co-editors Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers

If there is only one person experiencing homelessness, that’s one too many.