The map above shows the 13.6% decrease in homelessness in the State of Florida from 2014 to 2015. Credit: State of Homelessness Report 2016
There's been a 23.6 percent decrease in homeless individuals in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties as of Jan. 27, 2016 according to the PIT count conducted by the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida (Website).
The PIT count is an annual physical count of homeless individuals who meet the federal definition of homeless as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Communities that receive federal funding for homeless services are required to conduct a comprehensive homeless shelter and street count at least every two years in order to maintain funding eligibility.
Since January 2015, the homeless count went from 2,112 to 1,613.
Fast facts from the PIT count:
- 60% female, 40% male
- 23 percent were children
- 15 percent were families
- 14 percent Veterans
During 2015, agencies in the tri-county region reported moving 3,387 people from homelessness into permanent housing.
Information that is collected is subsequently documented in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
Orange County is the single largest funder of public services for the homeless in Central Florida: $7 million.
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