Human Services Department
2019 Second Quarter Homelessness Program Performance Data
City Council Select Committee
September 30, 2019

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 A More Effective Response in 2019
More households
prevented from
becoming homeless

More households
prevented from
becoming homeless

An increase of 20%
over Q2 2018

A 6% increase when
compared to the same
time in 2018

Data used = 2018 January – June vs. 2019 January – June

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People in households
with disabling conditions
were stably housed

2,127 households were
supported to remain
stably housed in
permanent supportive
housing

 Overview:
Performance reporting helps us understand how our
investments are working – how many people are moving to
housing, and how well programs are performing
Compares Year over Year, looking at January-June of 2018 and
2019 for programs receiving funding from the City of Seattle
Data produced using Homeless Management Information
Systems (HMIS)

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 We are serving MORE households in 2019
Households Served

18,051 HH
(21,181
individuals)

2018
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18,836 HH
(21,800
individuals)

2019

 MORE Unique Households Exit to Permanent
Housing or are Prevented from Becoming Homeless

1,745 HH
(2,785
individuals)

2017

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2,233 HH
(3,642
individuals)

2018

2,433 HH
(3,780
individuals)

2019

 RARE – 20% MORE prevented from
becoming homeless
Investments in homelessness prevention programs seek to make
homelessness rare
461 unique households, representing 704 individuals, were prevented from
becoming homeless, an increase among households of 20% over Q2 2018

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 BRIEF – 6% MORE unique households moved
from homelessness to housing
Investments in programs such as Enhanced Shelter, Diversion, Outreach,
Transitional Housing, and Rapid Rehousing seek to make the experience
of homelessness brief by supporting people to move from homelessness
to housing as quickly as possible
1,936 unique households, representing 3,042 individuals, moved from
homelessness to housing, a 6% increase when compared Q2 2018

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 NON-RECURRING – 2,127 households remain
stably housed in permanent supportive housing
Investments in permanent housing, including Permanent Supportive Housing,
help individuals who have experienced homelessness avoid becoming
homeless again
2,127 unique households who had experienced chronic homelessness were
supported to remain stably housed in permanent supportive housing

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 Rate of Exit to Housing – by Program Type
Rate of Exit by Program Type
17%

Villages

2018

2019

37%
21%
23%

Enhanced Shelter
4%
4%

Basic Shelter

89%
92%

Prevention
64%

Transitional Housing

73%
80%
81%

Rapid Rehousing
0%

10%

20%

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30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

 Diversion
HSD and system partners have changed the way diversion resources are contracted
and delivered in 2019
Now available more broadly to people entering the “front door” of our services
(shelter, outreach), rather than through specific diversion programs
Programs receiving City funding successfully diverted 441 households out of the
homeless service system

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 Rate of Exit to Housing – by Race/Ethnicity
Rate of Exit by Race/Ethnicity

2018

2019

21%

American Indian / Alaska Native

33%

18%

Hispanic Latino

27%

31%

Black / African American

37%

0%

5%

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10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

 Conclusion
Performance outcomes continue to improve
HSD will continue to partner with providers to support
program improvements and system change efforts
Permanent housing solutions such as Rapid Rehousing,
Permanent Supportive Housing, and Prevention show
consistently high number and rate of exit to housing
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 Questions?

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