Central Oregon 2024 PIT Count Analysis
"Learn about the Central Oregon 2024 Point-in-Time Count analysis, which provides insights into homelessness through a single-night census including sheltered and unsheltered individuals. Understand the methodology, participants, and importance of this critical data for addressing homelessness in the community."
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Central Oregon 2024 PIT Count Analysis
2024 PIT Count Details What? Point in Time Count is a single night census of individuals experiencing homelessness Includes unsheltered and sheltered homeless individuals When? Last ten days in January Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 Night of the PIT Carried out from the 23rd 31st Who? Survey Participants: individuals and families experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Survey Administrators: service providers and community partners. 95 individuals submitted surveys in Counting Us. Why? HUD requires each Continuum of Care (CoC) to conduct a PIT Count Data helps State and Federal agencies allocate funds Data informs how community works to address homelessness
PIT Count Methodology There were two platforms and four surveys/assessments used to collect information for the PIT Count HMIS (WellSky Community Services) individuals staying in an emergency shelter or transitional housing Counting Us Primarily unsheltered individuals, some sheltered individuals Self-reported data that is not independently verified
Definitions Sheltered: An individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately-operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangement (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, or jail Unsheltered: Individuals or families residing in a place not meant for habitation including outside locations, cars, abandoned buildings, or recreational vehicles without hookups
Data Cleaning & Limitations Remove duplicates from Counting Us dataset Approximately 112 removed HMIS data from SAP BO reports Create uniform format and combine datasets Second deduplication between HMIS and Counting Us Approximately 11 removed ***Unsheltered Observation Tally - potential for duplicates***
OR-503 PIT Count by Year Year Sheltered ES 87 Sheltered TH 223 Unsheltered 432 Total 742 2009 108 148 313 569 2010 93 177 532 802 2011 107 169 276 2012 126 135 245 506 2013 107 216 323 2014 138 51 405 594 2015 156 41 197 2016 181 49 548 778 2017 191 41 555 787 2018 227 39 614 880 2019 216 83 299 2020 257 61 798 1116 2021 294 45 1020 1359 2022 368 90 1189 1647 2023 489 66 1244 1799 2024
Cause Number Indicating 248 115 92 90 84 75 68 56 40 35 33 30 25 22 21 19 17 15 10 7 6 4 4 4 Percent 36.4% 16.9% 13.5% 13.2% 12.3% 11.0% 10.0% 8.2% 5.9% 5.1% 4.8% 4.4% 3.7% 3.2% 3.1% 2.8% 2.5% 2.2% 1.5% 1.0% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% Unemployment Couldn't afford rent Other Eviction Fleeing DV Kicked out by family or friends Problems at property Substance use in home Mental health Death in family Substance use self No cause eviction Medical problem Sexual abuse Criminal history Runaway COVID-19 Property Sold Discrimination Child abuse Forclosure Pregnancy Gender/sexual orientation Natural disaster Causes of Homelessness A total of 682 respondents indicated at least one cause
Medical Providers Accessed Provider Number Indicating Percent 330 204 82 75 26 17 12 7 5 3 1 1 0 Emergency Room Urgent Care St. Charles Indian Health Services Other La Pine Community Health Center VA Clinic Volunteers in Medicine Mosaic Clinics High Lakes Central Oregon Pediatric Associates Weeks Family Medicine Summit/Bend Memorial 61.7% 38.1% 15.3% 14.0% 4.9% 3.2% 2.2% 1.3% 0.9% 0.6% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% A total of 535 respondents indicated at least one medical provider
Questions & Discussion What s next? What would you like to see that you didn t? Did any we covered bring up ideas on improving the PIT methodology? Do we have to do the PIT?
