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Homeless Assistance Program
The Homeless in
the City of Miami
April 22, 2004
WHO IS MHAP?
Vision
♦Within the next ten years, all City of
Miami individuals and families will
have access to affordable housing
and the resources and support
services to sustain it.
Mission of the Homeless
Program
♦ To provide Outreach, Assessment,
Placement, Information, Referral and
Transportation services to homeless
individuals and families in a caring
and professional manner regardless
of race, age, ethnicity, sexual
orientation or religion.
OUR GOALS
♦ To continually reduce the number of
homeless individuals and families in the
City of Miami.
♦ To engage and place homeless individuals
into appropriate housing.
♦ To assist in developing programs based on
needed services.
♦ To provide training and employment
opportunities with MHAP to formerly
homeless men and women.
MHAP Organization
♦ $261,534.00
♦ $426,800.00
♦ $63,900.00
♦ $84,097.00
♦ $6,606.00
♦ $125,000.00
♦ $11,000.00
♦ $17,500.00
MHAP Funding
US HUD Super NOFA through the Miami -
Dade County Homeless Trust
Emergency Shelter Grant through the
Department of Community Development
of the City of Miami
Alliance for Human Services
State Grant in Aid
State Challenge Grant
Contribution from General Funds from the City of
Miami (Funds Administrative Personnel)
Donation
Emergency Funds for Motel from Food au
Beverage Tax
Total Funding - $996,437.00
Who Are The
Homeless
Contributing Factors to
Homelessness
♦ substance abuse
♦ mental illness
• lack of affordable housing
• lack of employability skills
• lack of livable wage employment
♦ spousal abuse
Why Miami?
• Continuous flow of immigrants (countywide)
• Warm weather conditions throughout the winter months
(countywide)
• Advertisement of the Pottinger Settlement
• Three of the five major shelters are located in the City of
Miami; one of the two remaining is across the street from
the City limits
• Approximately sixty percent of the treatment facilities are
in the City of Miami
• Jackson Memorial Hospital (the public hospital that serves
homeless and indigent) is in the City of Miami
• The County's major correctional facility is in the City and
releases arrestees from throughout the county in the City of
Miami
How Many Homeless in the City?
♦ Street Count
December 2003
♦ "Sheltered" Homeless
♦ Total (Estimated)
1884
769 Emer
1494 Trans
Where Are They?
♦ Allapattah 4.7% ♦ East Little Havana 4.5%
♦ Coconut Grove/NE 1.7% ♦ West Little Havana .5%
♦ Coconut Grove/S 1.0% ♦ Model City 5.5%
♦ Coral Way 1.3% ♦ Overtown 19.8%
♦ Downtown 37.2% ♦ Upper Eastside 2.2%
♦ Flagami 2.7% ♦ Wynwood/Edgewater 5.5%
♦ Little Haiti 13.5%
Homeless Distribution
In Miami -Dade
42%
14%
® City of Miami
® Miami Beach
D South of Kendall Dr.
II All other Areas
Who are They?
Ages
♦ Total average age is 34
♦ Average age of Single Men is 41
♦ Average age of Single Women is 39
♦ Average age of Men in Families is 35
♦ Average age of Women in Families is 31
♦ Average age of a Homeless Child is 7
Who are They?
Racial Breakdown
American Indian No Entry
0% 1 0%
Asian
0%
White
41%
Unreported
0%
Other
4%
Multiracial
0%
Black
55%
Who are They?
Legal (residency) Status
• NON LEGAL ALIEN
• PAROLEE
• RESIDENT ALIEN
• UNITED STATES CITIZEN
5%
3%
1 0 %
82%
Who are They?
Educational Level
♦ 1 6 % Grade School
♦ 12% Some High School
♦ 51%completed high school
or GED
♦ 14% completed at least
some college
♦ 6% College Degree
♦ 1% Vocational or Trade
Homeless Profiles
♦ SITUATIONALLY HOMELESS
Homeless for the first time and will remain homeless for not more than 90
days. There are many families in this group and they generally need
assistance in finding housing, a job, or other services.
♦ EPISODICALLY HOMELESS
Move in and out of housing and economy. Episodes of homelessness
become longer each time. May have intermittent problems with substance
abuse and mental illness, but are moderately functioning people needing
an extended amount of rehabilitation.
♦ CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
Usually severely mentally ill or chronic substance abusers or have a dual
diagnosis of both problems. This group has generally been on the street
for a very long time, perhaps a number of years; they are very likely to
have had a previous record of institutionalization. This type of homeless
person needs managed care and supervision.
"Homelessness" Duration
♦ one year or more
♦ between 6 months and 1 year
♦ between 1 and 6 months
♦ more than a week Tess than a month
♦ one week or less
48%
24%
18%
5%
5%
Costs of Accessing Housing
• Hourly wage needed to afford:
- One -bedroom FMR* = $11.13 @ 40 hrs/wk
- Two -bedroom FMR* = $13.88 @ 40 hrs/wk
• At minimum wage**, one must work:
86 hours/week to afford one -bedroom
108 hours/week to afford two -bedroom
*Fair Market Rent - guideline assigned by HUD
**Minimum wage - $5.15 per hour
2003 Accomplishments
♦ Received 90k in State Funding for the first time
since program's inception
♦ Funded 251k by US HUD Super NOFA for 04-05
♦ Funded 120K (40K per year) by the Alliance for
Human Services for 04-07
♦ Instituted Jail Discharge Procedures
♦ Established Discharge Procedures with area
hospitals, ensuring that homeless individuals
leaving the hospital receive appropriate services
♦ Conducted two homeless "Street" counts
2003 Accomplishments (continued)
♦ Conducted over 400 community clean-ups in
partnership with MPD and Solid Waste to ensure
that homeless persons are provided services, that
their civil rights are respected and that our right
of ways are free of homeless encampments
♦ Participated in FTAA ensuring that Homeless
Persons were safe -Resulted in 187 persons
receiving shelter assistance from the Downtown
area.
♦ Represented the City of Miami on the Homeless
Trust Board
♦ Represented the City of Miami in the Countywide
Gaps and Needs Analysis
♦ Emergency Shelter Placement
♦ Crisis Intervention
♦ Night/Weekend Placements
♦ MPD Placements
♦ Emergency Weather
♦ Direct Housing Placement
♦ Detox Services
2003 at a Glance
♦ Ancillary Services 9205 up 39%
(food, clothing, medical assistance, social service referrals)
♦ Transportation Services 6205 up 59%
4511
703
1871
1848
1027
65
55
up 7%
up 28%
up 18%
up 31%
up 76%
up 170%
up 175%
♦ Total Overall Services 28,814 u
Current Initiatives
♦ Developing a comprehensive plan to
alleviate chronic homelessness in the
City of Miami
♦ Identifying and accessing additional
funding sources through the
Department of Corrections, State
and Federal Programs
♦ Participating in the Countywide Ten
Year Plan to End Homelessness
Testimonials
♦Monty Berger
♦Jackie Epson
♦Sandra Arnault
Conclusion