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Porter County, In P ndiana P to E Homelessnes Plan End ss

Janua ary2012

Facedwithan F nincreaseinthenumber rofpeopleex xperiencingh homelessnes ssandasyste emstraineddoing whatitcanto w oaddressthe eissue,serviceproviders s,shelterand dhousingpro oviders,comm munitymem mbers, faithbasedo f organizations sandfunders screatedaPlantoEndHomelessness sforPorterC County,NoPl laceLike Home.Thepl H lanlaysafou undationtor retooltheho omelessservicesystemto omosteffect tivelyprevent homelessnessandrapidly h yrehousepe eopleexperie encinghome elessness.

THEPROBLE T EM

Homelessnes H ssisgrowing ginPorterCo ounty:


154adult tsand75childrenweree experiencinghomelessnessinJanuary y2011. Nearly1i in5peopleh homelessinP PorterCount tyhadbeenh homelesslon ngerthan 3months sand15%reporttheyhadexperience edhomelessn nessmoreth hanonce. In2010th herewere21 15homelessstudentsinPorterCount tyschools.Homeless studentsinIndianaha avehigherra atesofsuspe ensionsanda a20%lowerg graduationra ate.

Recentandc R currentpovertyandecon nomictrends sillustrateho owfinancialandhousing gstabilityha ave erodedform e manypeopleinPorterCounty,putting gthematgreaterriskof fhomelessne ess:

In2009,1 10,673individualsinPort terCountyha adincomesb belowtheoff ficialpoverty ylineandove er2,200 PorterCo ountychildre enarelivinginpoverty. Povertyis ssteadilydee epeninginPorterCounty y:since1989,thenumberofpeopleli ivingbelowh halfof thepover rtylinehasg grownby44% %. Mediana annualearnin ngshavedroppedby$2,4 466since200 00andmedia anhousehold dincomehas salso declined,falling$8,90 05since2000 0.

PorterCount P tylackscerta aintypesofh housingtoke eypreventin ngandendin nghomelessn ness,andsom me housingmark h ketactivityisincreasinghousinginst tability:

Thevastmajorityofh housinginPo orterCountyissingleunit t(e.g.singlef familyhome)only17.2 2%of has2ormore eunits(suchasaduplexorapartmen ntbuilding). housingh Rentsros seby38%inPorterCount tyfrom2000 0to2011.In2009,12.8% %ofallrenter rspaidover3 30%of theirinco ometowardr rent,conside eredanunaff fordablerent tburden.

TopReasonsPeopleExpe T erienceHom melessnessinPorterCoun nty


PersonalReas sons Inadequatein ncome Lackofjobski ills Creditproblem ms Substanceuse eissues Domesticviole ence Disability 92.3% 73.1% 61.5% 53.8% 46.2% 38.5% System/St tructuralReaso ons Lackofgoodpayingjobs s Lackofaff fordablehousin ng Transporta ationissues Longhous singwaitinglist ts Limitedsu upplyofhousin ngforfamilies Lackofho ousingwithsup pportiveservice es 73.1% % 65.4% % 57.7% % 46.2% % 30.8% % 23.1% %

Thesetrends,whichareo T oftenoutoft thecontrolo ofthoseexpe eriencingthem,influencepeopleshousing stabilityinpr s rofoundways s.Havingstablehousingi isoneofthemostbasich humanneeds s.Initsabsen nceit becomesdiff b ficulttobeaproductivem memberofso ocietytofin ndandholdajob,toacce esseducation,orto takecareofh t healthandfa amilyneeds.

THE10YEAR T RPLANVISIO ON

Allresidentswillhaveacc A cesstoasafe e,affordablehomeinPor rterCountyin ncluding resourcesand r dsupportservicesnecess sarytopreve entandendh homelessnes ss. PLANSTRAT P TEGIES

IncreaseAccesstoSta ableandAff fordableHou using Incorpora ateaHousing gFirstapproachateverypossibleopp portunity,inc creaseinventoryandaccessto permanentsupportivehousingan ndmorebroa adlyaffordab blehousing.

FocusonHomelessne essPreventio on tcosteffectiv vewaytoaddresshomelessnessisto opreventitfr romeverhap ppeningtoan n Themost individualorfamily.E Expandoutre eachandserv vicedeliverytohousehold dsatriskofb becomingho omeless.

IncreaseEconomicSe ecurity entialforhou useholdsatriskoforcurr rentlyexperie encinghome elessness,and Increaseearningpote theemploym mentbarriers sthatblockh householdsfr romsuccessatwork. mitigatet

ImproveHealthandS Stability cesstophysic calandment talhealthcar resystemsto oimprovequ ualityoflifea and Coordinatebetteracc stability. increases

IncreaseLeadership,Collaboratio onandCivicE Engagement t Seekfullengagement tacrossthes spectrumofc communitys stakeholderstoensureth heeffective ntationofthisPlan. implemen

Retoolth heHomelessCrisisRespo onseSystem Developa asinglefron ntdoorprocessthroughwhichallhou useholdsent teringthesys stemcanent ter. Focusprogramsonra apidrehousing,andprom motegreaterparticipatio onintheHom melessMana agement ionSystemto obetterasse essthepopulationsatriskandretoolprogramsan ndprocessestobest Informati meetnee eds.

Participationinthedevelopmentofth P hisPlanwasextraordinar ry,andthereisnodoubtPorterCountycan growthatparticipationan g ndkeepthemomentummovingtoac ccomplishthisPlansvisio on.Deliveringthe appropriates a services,supportandhou usingtopeop pleinneedim mprovesthequalityoflif feforthose householdsa h andthecomm munityatlarge.Itisimpo ortantthatco ommunitiesd developstrongsystemso of responseand r dactivelyplantoaddress stheneedso ofthosebothfacinghome elessnessand dthoseatris skof becominghomeless.Withtheadvent b tofitsPlantoEndHomelessness,Por rterCountyisdoingjustt that developingso d olutionsinth hefaceofthe emanychalle engesfacingthecommunity.

Thefullplanca T anbedownloa adedfrom: HousingOppor H rtunities PorterCountyC P CommunityFo oundation PorterStarkeS P Services UnitedWayofPorterCounty U y SocialIMPACTResearchCent S ter

www.housing gopportunites s.com www.porterc countyfoundat tion.org www.porters starke.org www.unitedw waypc.org www.heartla andalliance.org g/research

PlanFunders:T P TheCaringPlac ce,CityofPort tage,CityofVa alparaiso,Gabr rielsHorn,Hou usingOpportunities, Inc.,PorterCou untyCommissioners,PorterC CountyCommu unityFoundati ion,PorterStarkeServices,T Townof Chesterton,andtheUnitedW C WayofPorterC County. Theplanwascr T reatedbytheS SocialIMPACTResearchCent teratHeartlan ndAlliance.

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