Minutes Exhibit A
Port Commission Regular Meeting of February 14, 2017
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SEATTLE/KING COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS
ONE NIGHT COUNT . PROJECT COOL 0 VOTER REGISTRATION 0 EDUCATION & ADVOCACY
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A place inside for every person outside:
People who are homeless need housing- but
the scale of our current crisis also demands
more sale indoor places for people to be both
overnight and during the day The Coalition
has organized people to support
new and
expanded programs in White Center, Bellevue,
North Bend, and Seattle this
year. ItIs crucial
for peopleIn neighborhoods and cities
across
King County to welcome sale indoor shelter,
low income housing, and needed services. Talk
with your neighbors and elected ofcials, and
partner with us for education and advocacy.
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HELPING HOMELESS STUDENTS SUCCEED
This year community members joined with Project Cool ior Bock to'School to
support 1,417 students experiencing homelessness, by collecting
and purchasing quality Items to till colorful backpacks. Through Coalition member agencies,
we are able to reach out to and connect with
hundreds ol lamilies. We ser't 2'55 pre K students, 617 girls and boys From kindergarten through 5th grade, and 575 middle and
high
schoolers olt tor their tir st days at school with the supplies they needed to Fit in and learn.
Students who are living in shelters, doubled
up with relatives, or sleeping in cars feel both excited and nervousness about starting school.
They deserve and need access to quality school supplies and supports that will help them succeed.
I Through F'roiect Cool we connect hands on helping and volunteering with education and advocacy. We
encourage volunteers to learn about
homelessness and share simple
ways they can speak Up tor the 7,260 publir school students who were homeless in King County during the
2014 15 school year Thanks to everyone who hosted
a supply drive (40 this year!), donated to Project Cool and asked dentists to help keep
students smiles bright and clean.
the Caulition updates
our Guide to Understanding Educational Rights for Homeless and Unstably Housed Students each
year to ensure that
parents, teachers, social workers, librarians, and others knew what rights students who are experiencing homelessness
are guaranteed. This
guide also helps community members and lamilres understand the broad detinition oi homelessness tor school aged children, which includes,
but is not limited to students who are doubled
up or (.ouchsurting due to economic hardship, staying in motels, living in shelter or transitional
housing staying in . ms or staying outside. We would be happy to share this resource with youl Emall t.3U5ISI10M8I8$SIHIOQIQ
.Ao HOMELESS STUDENTS REPORTED BY EACH DISTRICT FOR 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR
STUDENTS
in King County public
schools experienced
' homelessness during the
' 2014-2015 school year
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OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN KING COUNTY, WA
Table I: Summary of January 29, 2016 One Night Count of people homeless outside in King County 5
SEATTLE' KENT NORTH EAST SWKING FEDERAL RENTON NIGHTOWL AUBURN VASHON TOTAL
END" SIDE" CO." WAY BUSES ISLAND
25 46
ncler and Age Unknown: To protect 7 l4
ClIt'tSI the elements, most Jeo )le outsideI '
231 100 '7
January are bundled up. That paired
h the dark hours oi the Count makes it
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rcl to discern gender or age. 5.3
(under 18) E
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2 PEOPLE OUTSIDE
Parking
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Garages A SAFE, RESPECTFUL, AND ACCURATE COUNT:
0 A NOTE ABOUT OUR METHODS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS
Cars/Trucks
Structures The One Night Count is a unique community organizing project grounded
0 in the daily and nightly work of our members. We draw on the knowledge
Under
Roadways of service providers, people who live and work in the communities where
. NCREASE they count, and people who have been or are homeless to plan and carry
Doorways
out the Count. Volunteers start from one at I 2 headquarters, and are
City Parks organized into more than 130 teams, which go to pre-determined and
Bushes/ publicly accessible areas where people who are homeless are known to
Undergrowth seek shelter. By limiting the Count to between 2 and 5 am, we avoid 2 983 /\
m2 most duplication. Our dedicated volunteers include a core of experienced IN
[TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING
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Bus Stops
Team Captains who lead teams year alter year. Captains receive training,
the survival strategies do riotiht-into the ' Alleys 3 200
and preview their assigned areas in daylight before the count. AII Count IN'SHELTERS 'II'T'T'T'IITI'M'II'T'H'WI
)torical categories that we continue For
Walking volunteers agree to our Code of Conduct, designed to protect safety,
nsistency. "Other" includes people in Around
anized Tent Cities and Sale Parking privacy, and confidentiality, and gather good information as unobtrusively 4,505
-' "' ON THE STREET
ather as possible. Thousands of people have volunteered since I979 to make
.grams, those who participate in our
02016 SEATTlEIKING COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS
uth Overnight Count, and those in The one Night Count happen
iergency departments, or whose survival
citegies are very unusual (e.g., seeking '
)lter ,
Following recommendations from the Seattle Police Department in the wake of
in a dumpster or boat).
a Tuesday, January 26 shooting in a greenbelt near I-5 in Seattle, organizers
adiusted six Seattle count areas to exclude places under the freeway and in . BASICS OF THE ONE NIGHT COUNT
Increase
adiacent greenbelts where teams usually count.
4,505 people outside Who counts as homeless? People who are in a shelter or transitional living situation designed to be temporary;
North End includes select areas of Bothell, Kenmore, Shoreline, and Woodinville;
accommodation For human beings.
East Side includes select areas of Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, and Redmond; or who are in a public or private place not meant to be a regular sleeping
31772 People UI5ICIe
SW King County includes select areas of Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac, Skyway, Because :Jeople outside are counted only in select areas in King County, and because people who feel
Source Seattle
Tukwilci, and White Center. King Count,- Coalition on Homelessi'e'ss
vulnerab e may go to great lengths not to be visible, not everyone is included. The total count is thus a bare
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49% " minimum.
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Who is NOT counted as homeless? People in one at the Following circumstances: doubled up or couch surng;
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in a motel; people in the hospital; people in iail; children in Foster care; others whose living arrangements may
Shelters are Full every night. Some use lotteries to manage the tact that more people be very unstable but who on that night are not homeless.
want shelter than there is space, or prioritize certain people (men over 55, Families with children, people homelessness __,
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who are especially vulnerable). Shelters are oiten in spaces not designed tor the purpose a church basement, The total number of people who are homeless on this one night comes From these sources:
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motel. People lucky enough to get in will likely sleep on the iloor
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an old warehouse, a city-owned building, or '|.A count of people who are homeless and inside (in shelter or transitional housing).
and have to return to the street with all their belongings betore 7.00 am. .. . . . . .1 e Intormation about people who have shelter or transmonal housmg is compiled by staff In
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These programs otter time-limited housing and services to help people address things that make it hard to King County Department of Community and Human Services through a combination at
to
medical or behavioral health problems, poor credit history, limited education, un- or
secure, allord, or maintain stable housino: C provider surveys and the Homeless Management Information System (Sate Harbors). The
coupleswnhomchnaren ~ o
:ouples with children 47 198_
Dne adult (HH headed by a female) 186 443 L132?)
Dne adult (HH headed by a male) 1 1 17: saw. ng County Department 0F Community and Human 5mm
Dne minor (HH headed by Female under 18) 0 2 i F_J_I$F2I Ii
Table 5: Ages of individuals by program typ
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OVERNIGHT TRANSITIONAL COMBINED
: sTnL IE} IlansL-mdm use In (1": included in the 'ntnl number oi households m shelter and Imnsxtional housuu.
SHELTER TOTAL
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JI rv lung County Depczittxmnl 01 Community and Human Smuices
Birth to 5 years
6-12 years
ble 6: Number of individuals with known disabilities and selected
13-17 years
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
-alth conditions by program type on the night of the Count.
18'25 years Source Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness
OVERNIGHT TRANSITIONAL COMBINED
KEY FINDINGS: WHAT DID WE LEARN THIS YEAR?
SHELTER HOUSING 26-54 years 1,094 2,849
\Aental illness 543 55-64 years -The most striking Finding is that For the third year in a row, our community documented hundreds more people
without basic overnight shelter. Modest variations up or down could reflect changes in the weather, or other
'serious mental illness: a subset of above) (382) 65 years and older
circumstantial Factors, but year over year increases of 14%, 21% and 19% clearly show that we are in a
Alcohol or substance abuse 407
_ growing crisis that available housing and shelter are not meeting. Though we expanded the Count geography
'chronic substance abuse: a subset of above) (209) (215) (424) Source ng County Dwarhnemvi Commumty and Human 5mm -' to include new communities in 2016, this does not explain the increase. Teams saw more people in places
'hysicol disability 308 380 "13.3; I where they have historically counted: 75% of the increase (553 of 733 people) was in areas where we already
conducted the Count.
mt'ce King County Department oi Continuinty and Human Svivices
The increase in people who lack basic safety and protection is real. During our Everyone Counts Survey, just
lacked shelter the night before. By comparison, in 2014,
over 40% of the people we spoke with said they had
32% of those we surveyed were unsheltered the night of the Count.
The number of people served in overnight shelters and transitional housing programs reflects the capacity
that exists in the system we have built; the numbers of people we see outside tells us about the unmet
1 need for shelter and housing. More transitional housing and shelter is available For Families with children
than For single men, the group whose needs are most mis-matched with what is currently available. Similarly,
Few couples without children or unaccompanied minors are recorded, not because they do not need help, but
because there are relatively Few beds or programs designated For them.
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' determined effort to end homelessness for veterans, and For people who have been homeless a long time, and
are disabled. We have made it a priority to create permanent homes, with supports when needed, for people in
these groups. If we bring sup ortive housing programs to scale, we will have Fewer people who are chronically
homeless as our neighbors. I we tackle housing affordability seriously, we will bring more people inside,
and Fewer people will ever become homeless. If we do not take these steps, we will continue to see increasing
numbers of people without homes.
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Donate securely at www.homelessinfo.org,
or mail donations to:
SEATTLE/KING COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS
, - 77 8. WASHINGTON STREET
SEATTLE WA 98104
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