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In 2010, approximately 150,000 Ohioans were homeless.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
In the state of Ohio on any given night, more than 12,000 people are homeless.
COHHIO’s 2010 Ohio Homelessness Report
10,576 homeless Ohioans were in shelters or transitional housing in 2010.
2010 Ohio Homelessness Report
In Dayton and Montgomery County on any given night, more than 950 of our fellow citizens are considered homeless.
COHHIO’s 2009 Ohio Homelessness Report & Montgomery County Homeless Solutions Report
19% of homeless people were reported as chronically homeless, which, according to HUD’s definition, means they are homeless for long periods or repeatedly and have a disability.
The Fourth Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress 2009
In Dayton, only 3% of the homeless are defined as chronically homeless.
Homeless Solutions, 10-Year Plan, Montgomery County, Ohio
In 2008, 1/3 of people in homeless shelters lived in the suburbs.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2008
Each year, 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness. On any given night, 730,000 people are homeless in the HUD Homeless Support Service Network.
National Coalition for the Homeless
22% of those in urban homeless shelters are employed.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Lack of affordable housing leads the list of causes of homelessness identified by city officials. Other causes cited, in order of frequency include low-paying jobs, mental illness and the lack of needed services, substance abuse and the lack of needed services, domestic violence, unemployment, poverty, and prisoner re-entry.
National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Children/Youth
An estimated 1 in 6 young adults who age out of foster care will experience homelessness at some point during a year.
NAEH: State of Homelessness in America 2011
25% of the homeless population are children under the age of 18 years.
U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2007
Children make up 23% of people experiencing homelessness on any given night.
National Coalition for the Homeless
There are 770,000 homeless children enrolled in public education systems.
National Coalition for the Homeless
30% of foster children could be reunited with their families if they had decent, affordable housing.
Child Welfare League of America
25 percent of former foster youth nationwide reported that they had been homeless at least one night within two-and-a-half to four years after exiting foster care.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
27% of adult homeless clients reported a history of living in foster care, a group home or other institutional setting for part of their childhood.
National Policy and Action Council on Homelessness
18% of U.S. children live in poverty.
National Poverty Center
Compared to other children, homeless children have twice as many ear infections, four times as many asthma attacks, five times more stomach problems, six times as many speech problems, and twice as many hospitalizations - including 60% percent more emergency room visits.
National Center on Family Homelessness
33% of homeless children lack essential immunizations. 27% of homeless children have never seen a dentist.
National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Within a year, 41% of homeless children will attend two different schools; 28% of homeless children will attend three or more different schools.
National Center on Family Homelessness
Families
In Dayton and Montgomery County on any given night, nearly 39% of the homeless are families with children.
COHHIO’s 2009 Ohio Homelessness Report & Montgomery County Homeless Solutions
Homeless families increased 4%.
NAEH: State of Homelessness in America 2011
In 84% of families experiencing homeless, the head of household is a female.
Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress 2007. US Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Community Planning & Development
More than 90 percent of sheltered and low-income mothers have experienced physical and sexual assault over their lifespan.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
2.5 million very low-income families with children have severe housing cost burdens and pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing costs.
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Veterans
In 2008, approximately 131,000 veterans were homeless on any given night. Veterans make up approximately 15 percent of the homeless population.
CHALENG Report 2008 & The Fourth Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress 2009
40% of homeless men are veterans.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Fair Market Rent/Housing Affordability
A shortage of safe, affordable housing is the #1 cause of homelessness in Montgomery County.
Homeless Solutions, 10-Year Plan, Montgomery County, Ohio
In Dayton and Montgomery County, there is an unmet need of nearly 200 permanent supportive housing units.
COHHIO’s 2009 Ohio Homelessness Report & Montgomery County Homeless Solutions
In Montgomery County, the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $687. To afford this level of rent and utilities––without paying more than 30% of income on housing––a household must earn $27,480 annually, or $13.21 per hour (assuming a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks per year.)
National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach 2009 Report
A minimum-wage worker would have to work 89 hours each week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at 30% of his or her income, which is the federal definition of affordable housing.
National Low Income Housing Coalition
In 2010, approximately 327,000 households spent more than 50 percent of their income on housing, leaving precious little for other necessities.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
According to the Out of Reach data, an estimated 43% of renters in Ohio do not earn enough to afford a two-bedroom unit at the Fair Market Rent.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio 2010
Foreclosures
Foreclosures in 2010 totaled 85,483. Ohio's foreclosure crisis is now in its 16th year.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
In 2009, mortgages delinquencies in Ohio, the leading indicator of future foreclosures, hit the highest level since such records started being compiled 30 years ago.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio March 5, 2010 Foreclosure Report
More than 578,000 homeowners in Ohio were underwater at the end of 2009. These people owed more on their mortgages than their homes were worth. They are now foreclosures in the making.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio March 5, 2010 Foreclosure Report
On March 27, 2008, CBS News reported that 38% of foreclosures involved rental properties, affecting at least 168,000 households.
The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Estimates are that more than 311,000 tenants nationwide have been evicted from homes in 2009 after lenders took over the properties.
The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Violence/Hate Crimes Against Homeless
58% experience violence during homelessness in Montgomery County.
Homeless Solutions, 10-Year Plan, Montgomery County, Ohio
In 2009, there were 13 hate crimes against the homeless in Ohio, 6 resulted in death.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Over the past decade, there have been at least 880 acts of violence against homeless people, resulting in 244 deaths, committed by housed individuals.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Domestic Violence
Twenty two cities reported that, on average, 15 percent of homeless persons were victims of domestic violence.
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2008
More than 90 percent of sheltered and low-income mothers have experienced physical and sexual assault over their lifespan.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
In a study of 777 homeless parents (the majority of whom were mothers) in ten U.S. cities, 22% said they had left their last place of residence because of domestic violence.
Homes for the Homeless
Disabilities/Mental Illness
20-25% of the U. S. homeless population suffers from some form of mental illness, compared to 6% of the general population.
National Coalition for the Homeless
The 23 cities that provided information reported that 26 percent of their homeless population suffered from a serious mental illness. By contrast, only six percent of the U.S. population suffers from a serious mental illness.
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2008
Real wages have declined by 19% over the past 30 years for workers with less than a high school diploma.
Atlas of Poverty in America
16% of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness.
U.S. Conference of Mayors
More than 40% of homeless people qualify for disability benefits but fewer than 11% receive them.
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Disabled adults are 38% of the U. S. shelter population versus 17% the total adult population.
National Coalition for the Homeless
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In 2010, approximately 150,000 Ohioans were homeless.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
In the state of Ohio on any given night, more than 12,000 people are homeless.
COHHIO’s 2010 Ohio Homelessness Report
10,576 homeless Ohioans were in shelters or transitional housing in 2010.
2010 Ohio Homelessness Report
In Dayton and Montgomery County on any given night, more than 950 of our fellow citizens are considered homeless.
COHHIO’s 2009 Ohio Homelessness Report & Montgomery County Homeless Solutions Report
19% of homeless people were reported as chronically homeless, which, according to HUD’s definition, means they are homeless for long periods or repeatedly and have a disability.
The Fourth Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress 2009
In Dayton, only 3% of the homeless are defined as chronically homeless.
Homeless Solutions, 10-Year Plan, Montgomery County, Ohio
In 2008, 1/3 of people in homeless shelters lived in the suburbs.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2008
Each year, 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness. On any given night, 730,000 people are homeless in the HUD Homeless Support Service Network.
National Coalition for the Homeless
22% of those in urban homeless shelters are employed.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Lack of affordable housing leads the list of causes of homelessness identified by city officials. Other causes cited, in order of frequency include low-paying jobs, mental illness and the lack of needed services, substance abuse and the lack of needed services, domestic violence, unemployment, poverty, and prisoner re-entry.
National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Children/Youth
An estimated 1 in 6 young adults who age out of foster care will experience homelessness at some point during a year.
NAEH: State of Homelessness in America 2011
25% of the homeless population are children under the age of 18 years.
U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2007
Children make up 23% of people experiencing homelessness on any given night.
National Coalition for the Homeless
There are 770,000 homeless children enrolled in public education systems.
National Coalition for the Homeless
30% of foster children could be reunited with their families if they had decent, affordable housing.
Child Welfare League of America
25 percent of former foster youth nationwide reported that they had been homeless at least one night within two-and-a-half to four years after exiting foster care.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
27% of adult homeless clients reported a history of living in foster care, a group home or other institutional setting for part of their childhood.
National Policy and Action Council on Homelessness
18% of U.S. children live in poverty.
National Poverty Center
Compared to other children, homeless children have twice as many ear infections, four times as many asthma attacks, five times more stomach problems, six times as many speech problems, and twice as many hospitalizations - including 60% percent more emergency room visits.
National Center on Family Homelessness
33% of homeless children lack essential immunizations. 27% of homeless children have never seen a dentist.
National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Within a year, 41% of homeless children will attend two different schools; 28% of homeless children will attend three or more different schools.
National Center on Family Homelessness
Families
In Dayton and Montgomery County on any given night, nearly 39% of the homeless are families with children.
COHHIO’s 2009 Ohio Homelessness Report & Montgomery County Homeless Solutions
Homeless families increased 4%.
NAEH: State of Homelessness in America 2011
In 84% of families experiencing homeless, the head of household is a female.
Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress 2007. US Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Community Planning & Development
More than 90 percent of sheltered and low-income mothers have experienced physical and sexual assault over their lifespan.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
2.5 million very low-income families with children have severe housing cost burdens and pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing costs.
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Veterans
In 2008, approximately 131,000 veterans were homeless on any given night. Veterans make up approximately 15 percent of the homeless population.
CHALENG Report 2008 & The Fourth Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress 2009
40% of homeless men are veterans.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Fair Market Rent/Housing Affordability
A shortage of safe, affordable housing is the #1 cause of homelessness in Montgomery County.
Homeless Solutions, 10-Year Plan, Montgomery County, Ohio
In Dayton and Montgomery County, there is an unmet need of nearly 200 permanent supportive housing units.
COHHIO’s 2009 Ohio Homelessness Report & Montgomery County Homeless Solutions
In Montgomery County, the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $687. To afford this level of rent and utilities––without paying more than 30% of income on housing––a household must earn $27,480 annually, or $13.21 per hour (assuming a 40-hour work week, 52 weeks per year.)
National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach 2009 Report
A minimum-wage worker would have to work 89 hours each week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at 30% of his or her income, which is the federal definition of affordable housing.
National Low Income Housing Coalition
In 2010, approximately 327,000 households spent more than 50 percent of their income on housing, leaving precious little for other necessities.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
According to the Out of Reach data, an estimated 43% of renters in Ohio do not earn enough to afford a two-bedroom unit at the Fair Market Rent.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio 2010
Foreclosures
Foreclosures in 2010 totaled 85,483. Ohio's foreclosure crisis is now in its 16th year.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
In 2009, mortgages delinquencies in Ohio, the leading indicator of future foreclosures, hit the highest level since such records started being compiled 30 years ago.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio March 5, 2010 Foreclosure Report
More than 578,000 homeowners in Ohio were underwater at the end of 2009. These people owed more on their mortgages than their homes were worth. They are now foreclosures in the making.
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio March 5, 2010 Foreclosure Report
On March 27, 2008, CBS News reported that 38% of foreclosures involved rental properties, affecting at least 168,000 households.
The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Estimates are that more than 311,000 tenants nationwide have been evicted from homes in 2009 after lenders took over the properties.
The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
Violence/Hate Crimes Against Homeless
58% experience violence during homelessness in Montgomery County.
Homeless Solutions, 10-Year Plan, Montgomery County, Ohio
In 2009, there were 13 hate crimes against the homeless in Ohio, 6 resulted in death.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Over the past decade, there have been at least 880 acts of violence against homeless people, resulting in 244 deaths, committed by housed individuals.
National Coalition for the Homeless
Domestic Violence
Twenty two cities reported that, on average, 15 percent of homeless persons were victims of domestic violence.
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2008
More than 90 percent of sheltered and low-income mothers have experienced physical and sexual assault over their lifespan.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
In a study of 777 homeless parents (the majority of whom were mothers) in ten U.S. cities, 22% said they had left their last place of residence because of domestic violence.
Homes for the Homeless
Disabilities/Mental Illness
20-25% of the U. S. homeless population suffers from some form of mental illness, compared to 6% of the general population.
National Coalition for the Homeless
The 23 cities that provided information reported that 26 percent of their homeless population suffered from a serious mental illness. By contrast, only six percent of the U.S. population suffers from a serious mental illness.
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2008
Real wages have declined by 19% over the past 30 years for workers with less than a high school diploma.
Atlas of Poverty in America
16% of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness.
U.S. Conference of Mayors
More than 40% of homeless people qualify for disability benefits but fewer than 11% receive them.
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Disabled adults are 38% of the U. S. shelter population versus 17% the total adult population.
National Coalition for the Homeless
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