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Status Report of the 2022 Point-in-Time County Count of the Unhoused in the City of Alameda
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To: Honorable President Sarah Lewis and Members of the Social Service Human Relations Board
BACKGROUND
The Point-In-Time (PIT) count is a United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandated accounting of the local homeless population conducted every two years, on a single night in January, the coldest period of the calendar year. EveryOne Home, the Continuum of Care (CoC) collective impact organization that addresses and aims to end homelessness in Alameda County, is responsible for coordinating the PIT count.
The PIT count provides a snapshot of data available on the size and characteristics of the homeless population in a CoC over time. The data also informs the funding that the County will receive for homeless services. The PIT was not conducted in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and was deferred to January 25, 2022.
Included in the count are individuals living on streets, or in tents, make shift shelters, vehicles, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, camping grounds, emergency and domestic violence shelters, community cabins, transitional housing programs, safe parking and seasonal/overflow shelters. Not included in the count are individuals staying place-to-place (couch surfing), residing in doubled up or crowded conditions, in rehabilitation or mental health facilities, in jail or prison, or pending eviction or foreclosure.
The City of Alameda will take a lead role in organizing PIT efforts in the City of Alameda, and will coordinate with service providers.
According to the 2019 PIT, there are now 8,022 people experiencing homelessness in Alameda County, an increase of 43% from two years ago, and the highest increase among Bay Area counties. The City of Alameda's homeless population had an uptick of 13% to 231 people, compared to the last count conducted in 2017.
DISCUSSION
This year, the CoC has worked with Alame...
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