HOMELESSNESS AD-HOC
COMMITTEE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Carrie Wright, Director
Economic Development Department
2022 POINT IN TIME COUNT
Stockton team, 2022 PIT Count
Decrease in total persons experiencing
homelessness from 2,631 in 2019 to
2,036 in 2022.
Gap between sheltered and un-
sheltered persons continues to
increase (31% in 2015 to 66% in 2022).
Increase in persons experiencing
chronic homelessness rose from 20% in
2019 to 40% in 2022.
Black/African Americans comprise 28%
of homeless population and 32% of
those that became homeless for the
first time, compared to 12% of the
population in Stockton.
KEY FINDINGS: San Joaquin County
2022 POINT IN TIME COUNT
Unsheltered Individuals in Stockton (893)
• 82% originally lived in Stockton
• 83% had been homeless for at least 1 year
• 49% were chronically homeless
• 39% had some income
• 73% had health insurance
• 53% had non-cash income, such as food
stamps
• Additional Considerations
• 10% 62 years or older
• 6% Veterans
• 44% Have a Pet
"2022 PIT Count Data indicates a plateau in the
number of homeless counted, however ,
• COVID-19 continued to drive people away
from shelters;
• Dispersal of encampments prior
to Count, led to displacement of homeless;
• Omicron Surge resulted in fewer
PIT Count volunteers on day of count;
• With reduced capacity, counts were not
conducted in Ripon, Escalon, Lathrop, or
unincorporated areas of the County;
unsheltered homelessness has probably
trended upwards."
- 2022 PIT Count Local Report and 2022 Trends and Analysis of Homelessness and Disparities in San Joaquin County.
2022 Housing Inventory Count
Type of
Placement
Shelters in Stockton
VASH*/Permanent
Supportive Housing
Total Shelter Beds (Jan)
Rapid Rehousing
UtilizationOccupancyCapacity
1,161 69%804
554 338 61%
290 100%290
722 577 80%
PREVENTION
• ACTION: A focus on eviction prevention and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program distributed nearly $40 million in assistance in less than one year.
• IMPACT:More than 5,600 families supported with a 44% reduction in first-time homelessness (2018/19 through 2020/21).
• FINDING: Prevention works, and the Local Action Plan approved by Council in June contains additional rental assistance provisions, tenant assistance, and supports for the 30% of Stockton renters deemed severely rent burdened and at risk of homelessness.
SHELTER BEDS
• Action: City continues to support low-barrier shelter beds. • $2.2m Stockton Shelter 180 bed expansion under construction • $4.9m committed for Salvation Army 125 bed project
• $1.5m Catalyst project at Children's Home of Stockton • Gospel Center Rescue Mission recuperative care renovations • Impact: City is meeting the goal identified in the adopted Homeless Plan and more than 320 low-barrier beds are in the pipeline. • Finding: Long-term operational funding for low barrier shelters is a critical next step.
EXITS TO HOUSING (RRH)
• Action: City invested HHAP and ESG funding into Rapid Rehousing Programs. • Impact: 76 households with 62 children were provided RRH through City ESG funding last year . Children account for 34% of all sheltered homeless persons and remain the highest local priority for permanent housing. • Finding: Although structural systems are in place to support this program, scarcity of available housing prevents significant progress. "Rental assistance programs, which rely on agreements from local landlords to lease to qualified homeless individuals, remain underutilized as multi-family occupancy rates at all market levels consistently remain near 100% and landlords refuse to lease to voucher clients." - 2022 PIT Count Local Report.
EXITS TO HOUSING (PSH)
• Action: The State of California has granted the City three HOMEKEY projects, two within the last six months. The $8m match funding provided by the City was leveraged for an additional $29m in HOMEKEY funding.
• Impact: 123 units of permanent supportive housing will be created to house chronically homeless, youth and victims of domestic violence. • Finding: Staff investment into cultivating and fostering HOMEKEY projects has a valuable ROI.
EXITS TO HOUSING – AFFORDABLE HOUSING
• Action: The City has invested $18.8m in affordable housing projects over the last two years. Sonora Square has broken ground, Liberty Square is completed, and Grand View is under construction.
• Impact: Funding supports 729 (unduplicated) housing units, representing a healthy pipeline given industry constraints.
• Findings: Affordable housing is the answer to homelessness; however , the lead time is incredibly long and continued supply issues, rising costs and inconsistent funding are hampering success.
PROJECT PHOTOS
CATALYST
TURNPIKE
PROJECT PHOTOS
STOCKTON SHELTER LIBERTY SQUARE
PROJECT PHOTOS
GRAND VIEW VILLAGE SONORA SQUARE
PUBLIC WORKS
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS
Public Works and Police Departments complete cleanup events in identified areas as needed for health and safety purposes. Cleanup events are held two Saturdays each month throughout the year FY 2021-2022
• 25 Events Held
• 717 Truck Loads Removed
• 1,380 Tons Removed (2.76 million pounds)
MAJOR STAFF INITIATIVES
• Community Well-Being - $5.76M for CMC Care Link Community Response • Manage Shelter Expansion Projects
• Homekey Round 2 Implementation and Round 3 Distribution • HHAP Round 1 and 2 Implementation and Round 3 Distribution • HUD CAPER and Annual Action Plan
• Affordable Housing NOFA
• Community Support NOFA
• Reporting
• Housing Element, Housing Action Plan and Land Inventory