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1 New Orleans-Jefferson Parish 2017 Homeless Point-in-Time Count
Ending Family Homelessness in New Orleans A Presentation at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference July 17, 2017

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Homelessness is down: 20 percent since 2016 89 percent since 2007

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Reducing Family Homelessness: Average Length of Time Families Spend Homeless in New Orleans-Jefferson Parish The proposed new federal standard is 45 days or less. Source: UNITY Homeless Management Information System

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Longest Length of Stay of Families in Homelessness May 2015 416 DAYS May 2017 112 DAYS Source: UNITY Homeless Management Information System

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Number of Homeless Family Members 2016 vs. 2017 Family Homelessness is down by 24 percent since 2016, even though the number of family beds has increased. New Orleans-Jefferson Parish 2017 Homeless Point-in-Time Count

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Snapshot of New Orleans 37 percent of children live in poverty  (national figure 21 percent) 36 percent of renters pay more than 50 percent of their income for rent   (national figure 25 percent)

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Portrait of Families in New Orleans’ Homeless Shelters 85 percent are African American (59 percent of New Orleans’ population is African American)   78 percent slept on the streets or in cars before coming to shelter 31 percent of heads of household are domestic violence survivors 91 percent have children under age 6 59 percent of heads of household are under age 30

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VI-SPDAT Scores of New Orleans’ Homeless Families (1-3)

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Current Snapshot of New Orleans’ Family System: Exit Destinations for Homeless Families

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Improving New Orleans Rapid Rehousing Programs: Training in Progressive Engagement

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Improving New Orleans Rapid Rehousing Programs

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How New Orleans Reduced Average Time Families Spend Homeless to Only Days 1. Set goal, align contracts, have weekly meetings and reports. 2. Find apartments. 3. Give special attention to families who are long-term shelter stayers.

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How New Orleans Reduced Average Time Families Spend Homeless to Only Days 4. Home for the Holidays Campaign.

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How New Orleans Reduced Average Time Families Spend Homeless to Only Days 5. Overcome doubts by emphasizing benefit for children and families.

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For More Information: Valerie Coffin Director of CoC Programs UNITY of Greater New Orleans (504) ext 112 Martha J. Kegel Executive Director UNITY of Greater New Orleans (504) x 109 Like us on Facebook:


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