Facts About Homelessness in Durham County
For the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008, our fiscal year, average daily occupancy in the Urban Ministries of Durham Homeless Shelter was right around 112 people nightly. That works out to approximately 40,914 nights of shelter (a "night of shelter" being one person spending one night at the facility.
The Shelter served 1363 adults and 101 children for a total unduplicated count of 1,464 different people served.
Primary Causes of Homelessness:
- Chronic Homelessness=142
- Substance Abuse= 498
- Veterans= 149
- Underemployment=108
- Release from Prison=55
- Victims of Domestic violence=15
- Dual Diagnosis=29
- Mentally Ill= 151
- Disability= 153
- Persons w. HIV/AIDS=5
- Eviction= 15
- Transient= 42
- Alcoholism=102
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Community:
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Durham City and County CoC
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Counties covered in this report:
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Durham
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Contact:
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Lanea Foster
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Date Reporting:
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2/17/09
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Email:
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lanea@dahc.org
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Phone:
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919-683-1185
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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Sheltered
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Unsheltered
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TOTAL
(column A+B+C)
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Permanent Supportive Housing
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Emergency
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Transitional
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Households with Dependent Children
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1
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# of Men
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3
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3
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0
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6
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5
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2
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# of Women
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17
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14
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0
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31
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10
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3
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# of Children
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34
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28
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0
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62
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27
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4
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Total Persons in Households with Dependent Children (Rows 1+2+3)
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54
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45
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0
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99
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42
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5
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Total Number of Households with Dependent Children
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18
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16
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0
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34
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14
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Households without Dependent Children (includes singles, couples without children, unaccompanied youth)
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6
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# of Men
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181
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153
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30
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364
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47
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7
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# of Women
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40
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29
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3
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72
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40
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8
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Total Persons in Households without Dependent Children (Rows 6 +7)
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221
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182
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33
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436
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87
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9
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Total Number of Households without Dependent Children
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221
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182
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33
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436
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87
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10
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TOTAL HOMELESS PEOPLE
(Row 4 + Row 8)
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275
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227
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33
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535
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129
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11
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TOTAL HOMELESS ADULTS (Rows 1 + 2 + 8)
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241
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199
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33
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473
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102
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SUBPOPULATIONS For Row 13 – 18, please note how many people from Row 11 are definitely members of the named subpopulation
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12
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Chronic Homeless (have a disability AND have been homeless for at least 1 year, or have had 4 episodes in 3 years)
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108
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N/A
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32
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140
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N/A
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13
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Seriously Mentally Ill (diagnosable by a mental health professional, adults only)
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70
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21
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13
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104
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64
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14
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Diagnosable Substance Use Disorder (adults only)
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168
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167
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18
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353
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70
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15
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Veterans (adults only)
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50
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36
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6
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92
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9
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16
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Persons with HIV/AIDS (adults only)
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53
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3
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0
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56
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4
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17
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Victims of Domestic Violence (adults only)
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48
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26
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0
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74
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7
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18
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Unaccompanied youth (under 18)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Of all homeless adults, how many do you know were discharged from the following systems within 30 days prior to becoming homeless:
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19
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Criminal Justice System (jails, prisons)
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94
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18
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3
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115
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1
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20
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Behavioral Health System (mental health hospitals or substance abuse treatment programs)
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70
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22
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2
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94
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2
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21
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Health Care System (hospitals)
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30
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1
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3
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34
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3
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* of the 131 person in families with children, 51 were children. This number was not tracked in 2006, 2007 or 2008 due to a change in the HUD format.
January 28, 2009 - NC Point In Time Count Report
Durham Homelessness Fact Sheet
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