Survey Week, 2013 Final Results Albuquerque Heading Home Thank You: WELCOME! Today’s Agenda: New Logo Survey Week Results Annual Update “Home to Home”…a partnership with Apartment Association of New Mexico What YOU can do
Survey Week – what we did Attempted to survey everyone on streets, in shelters and at drop-in service centers Gave them option to complete Vulnerability Index Survey
Survey Week – what we did Thursday & Sunday (prior to Survey Week): training on Vulnerability Index Monday – Friday: mid-morning, afternoon and evening outreach and shelters Tuesday & Wednesday: 4-6 AM surveyed streets
AM Interview Methodology Team leader with 3 or more team members Divided Albuquerque into sectors Covered sectors on two consecutive mornings Asked each person encountered to participate Same methodology was used in 2011
Vulnerability Index History of Cold Weather Injury 3 or more ER visits in the previous 3 months 3 or more ER and/or inpatient episodes in the past year End-stage Renal Disease Liver Disease HIV+/AIDS Age > 60 years Tri-morbidity
National Trending U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) reports 633,782 Homeless Nationwide in 2012 % change since 2011 % change since 2009 % change since 2007 Homeless (-0.4%)--(-5.7%) Homeless Families (+1.4%)--(-3.7%) Veterans (-7.2%(-17.2%)-- Chronic Homelessness (-6.8%)--(-19.3%)
Local Overall Numbers: Self-Reported Being on the Street We Found 126 (32.5%) 48 (33.3%) Sheltered 1,2431,032 (-211) Unsheltered (-243) Total 1,6301,176 (-454) Survey Week AM Outreach:
Albuquerque Results 420 completed Vulnerability Index Survey 202 (48%) vulnerable with high mortality risk
Albuquerque Results Risk Indicator NationwideAlbuquerqueNationwideAlbuquerque Total Surveyed 15, , # of Vulnerable 6, , % Vulnerable 43%53%50%48% (-5%) Tri-morbid 22%32%26%31% (-1%) 3x+ Hospital Last Year 19%27%22%12% (-15%) 3x+ ER Last 3 Months 11%21%14%20% (-1%) 60+ Years Old 11%13% 8% (-5%) HIV+/AIDS 3%2%3% 1% (-1%) Liver Disease 7%14%8%12% (-2%) Kidney Disease 4%5%4% 5% --- Cold Weather Injury 6%17%7%10% (-7%)
Albuquerque Results Sub-Populations NationwideAlbuquerqueNationwideAlbuquerque Total Surveyed 15, , Veterans 15%29%15%17% (-22%) Youth under 25 7%15%5% 7% (-8%) Foster Care 12%17%13% 17% --- Jail 67%79%68%73% (-6%) Prison 30%27%31%24% (-3%) Victims of Attack, Since Homeless 29%47%29%40% (-7%)
Albuquerque Results Disability NationwideAlbuquerqueNationwideAlbuquerque Any Serious Health Condition 46%64%47%59% (-5%) Heart Disease 13%21%14%19% (-2%) Asthma 16%23%17%20% (-3%) Diabetes 10%15%11%14% (-1%) Hepatitis C 10%20%10%18% (-2%) Emphysema 5%9%5% 8% (-1%) Cancer 4%7%4% 6% (-1%) Brain Injury 12%33%15%34% (+1%) Mental Health 38%53%40%50% (-3%) Substance Abuse 52%77%53%70% (-7%) Dually Diagnosed 33%45%35%44% (-1%)
Albuquerque’s Most Vulnerable Average Age 5348 Average Years Homeless 206 ½ Combined Years of Homelessness 1, ¼
Goal to House 7590 Actual Housed 7695 YTD Housed YTD Lost Housing YTD % Retention Rate 79%87% YTD # of Persons Who Died in Housing 57 YTD Additional Family Members Housed 216 Annual Update: the numbers
Annual Update: the stories Volunteers Home Teams 7 active teams 24 volunteers 4 more teams currently forming Move-Ins Furniture Pickups/Deliveries Survey Week 150+ volunteers active ongoing People Housed Leading a home team Doing outreach Compiling resource materials for others being housed Helping in the office
Annual Update: the stories “L” War veteran Homeless 14 years Housed for 1 year Connected to VA disability ($44,000) “R” Housed for 3/4 year AHH staff finds family via FB Reunites with kids Reunites with parents Mother gains closure
Ongoing Support Peer to Peer Luncheons Monthly gatherings for the people we have housed “Care Team” Community Partnership
Future Success: Apartment Association of NM “Home to Home” People can add to their monthly rent 100% goes to help someone gain housing Goal: House 5 people in first year (raise $32,500)
Future Success: Continue to house and support our most vulnerable neighbors Expand the “Home to Home” program Expand the number of “Home Teams” Leverage systems change Impact Analysis Due in early summer Will include cost study analysis
Future Growth: Possible with YOU! Monthly Financial Contribution! Volunteer! Donate! Contact Megan McCormick:
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