Local Data Sources |
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Two major sources
of unduplicated data concerning homeless people are available
locally. Numerous homeless individuals go uncounted. The numbers
that can be counted by our data sources are governed by the beds
available and may not fully reflect the level of need in the
community. We have no
data about the number or characteristics of people who do not
come in contact with the homeless services system except for a
head count of visible homeless on one night per year.The One Night Count:The Seattle-King County Coalition for the Homeless (SKCCH) coordinates service providers every year in conducting a one night survey of homeless in shelters and transitional housing, as well as a street count of homeless people. Demographic information is gathered for those who are receiving shelter or transitional services. On the night of the count, service providers are asked to complete a spreadsheet with answers to a series of questions for each individual and household served by their program on that night. This year, 64 shelters and 124 transitional housing programs completed surveys for the One Night Count. Based upon this information, we obtain a profile, on one night in January, of the homeless people being served. Total people included in One Night County survey: 5,808. Safe Harbors Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)Safe Harbors is a collaboration between King County, the City of Seattle Human Services Department and United Way of King County. All shelter and transitional housing programs funded by King County, City of Seattle or United Way are required to provide information on all clients since January 2007. Additional homeless assistance programs will be included in 2009. The 2007 report on homeless people represented in Safe Harbors will be released in September 2008. |
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