2017 PIT Report - Morris - Monarch Housing · experiencing homelessness in Morris County, according to the 2017 Point-In-Time Count. This is a decrease of 32 persons (7.8%) and 27

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NEWJERSEY’S2017POINT-IN-TIMECOUNT 3

MorrisCounty’s2017Point-In-TimeCountof

theHomeless

January24,2017

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TableofContents

I.Introduction........................................................................................................................................4NJCounts2017.................................................................................................................................................4Acknowledgements........................................................................................................................................4ThisReport.......................................................................................................................................................4

II.DataCollectionandMethodology..............................................................................................4RequirementsfortheCount........................................................................................................................4DataCollectionMethods...............................................................................................................................5Limitations........................................................................................................................................................5De-duplication.................................................................................................................................................6

III.FindingsforTotalHomelessPopulation................................................................................7KeyFindings.....................................................................................................................................................7TotalHomelessPopulation.........................................................................................................................7HomelessFamiliesandIndividuals..........................................................................................................8Demographics..................................................................................................................................................9Disabilities......................................................................................................................................................10VictimsofDomesticViolence....................................................................................................................10Veterans...........................................................................................................................................................11IncomeandBenefits....................................................................................................................................11LengthofHomelessness.............................................................................................................................12CauseofHomelessness...............................................................................................................................12

IV.FindingsfortheChronicallyHomeless................................................................................13TotalChronicallyHomelessPopulation................................................................................................14FamiliesandIndividuals............................................................................................................................14Demographics................................................................................................................................................15Disabilities......................................................................................................................................................15Subpopulations..............................................................................................................................................16IncomeandBenefits....................................................................................................................................16LengthofHomelessness.............................................................................................................................16CauseofHomelessness...............................................................................................................................17

V.FindingsfortheUnshelteredHomeless................................................................................17TotalUnshelteredHomelessPopulation..............................................................................................18FamiliesandIndividuals............................................................................................................................18Demographics................................................................................................................................................18Disabilities......................................................................................................................................................19Subpopulations..............................................................................................................................................19IncomeandBenefits....................................................................................................................................19LengthofHomelessness.............................................................................................................................20CauseofHomelessness...............................................................................................................................20

VI.Appendix........................................................................................................................................21

ThisreportwaspreparedforTheNewJerseyHousingandMortgageFinanceAgency

byMonarchHousingAssociates


I.Introduction

NJCounts2017NJCounts2017,NewJersey’sannualPoint-In-Time(PIT)CountoftheHomeless,providesastatewidesnapshotofhomelesshouseholds inourcommunities;where they findshelter,what their needs are, and what factors contribute to making them homeless. The 2017CountrevealsimportantdemographicandotherinformationaboutfamiliesandindividualswhowerehomelessonthenightofTuesday,January24th,2017andwascarriedoutwiththehelpofgovernmentagencies,community-basedorganizations,andlocalvolunteers.InNewJersey,eachCounty’scountisplanned,coordinated,andcarriedoutlocally,andtheinformation gathered enables each community to better allocate housing resources andservices in order to prevent and end homelessness. The PIT Count is the primaryopportunitythroughouttheyearformostcommunitiestotakeacomprehensivelookatthetotal homeless population, and is especially crucial in assessing the needs of theunshelteredhomeless.

AcknowledgementsMonarchwould like to thankallPoint-In-TimeCoordinators,homelessserviceproviders,agencies,andvolunteerswhoparticipatedinNJCounts2017.Monarchwouldalsoliketospecifically thank Bergen County for providing a Spanish translation of the 2017 papersurveytool.Finally, a special acknowledgement is given to all the respondents who were willing tosharepersonalinformationaboutthemselvesandtheirhouseholds’experiencesinordertohelpourcommunitiesbetterunderstandandassistthehomeless.FundingforcoordinatingNewJersey’s2017Point-In-TimeCountandproducingthisreportwasprovidedbyNewJersey’sHousingandMortgageFinanceAgency(NJHMFA).

ThisReportThefindingsinthisreportarepresentedinthefollowingsections:

1. Totalhomelesspopulation;2. Thoseexperiencingchronichomelessness(familiesandindividualsthathavebeen

homeless for a year or longer, orwho have experienced at least four episodes ofhomelessnessinthelastthreeyearstotalingatleast12months,andhaveadisabledheadofhousehold);and


3. Unshelteredfamiliesandindividuals;The structure of this report is intended to provide not only an overall snapshot of thehomeless population counted in the Point-In-Time, but also to focus attention on thehomeless subpopulations that are the most in need, and those that represent federalfunding priorities set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD).Inadditiontothemainfindingspresentedinthebodyofthisreport,AppendixAincludeschartsillustratingtheresponsestoallsurveyquestionsthatwerepartofthe2017Point-In-TimeCount.

II.DataCollectionandMethodology

RequirementsfortheCountAspartofitsContinuumofCare(CoC)applicationforhomelessnessfunding,HUDrequiresthatjurisdictionsacrossthenationconductastatisticallyreliableandunduplicatedcountofthehomelessforoneovernightperiodduringthelast10daysofJanuary.NewJersey’sContinuums of Care (regional networks of organizations, agencies, and communitystakeholders that plan local efforts to help the homeless) conduct an annual count ofshelteredhomelesspersons(i.e.personsinemergencyshelter,transitionalhousingforthehomeless,andSafeHavenprograms)andatleastabiennialcountofunshelteredhomelesspersons.IntheirPoint-In-TimeCount,CoCsmustcountandreportallindividualsandfamilieswhomeet the criteria in paragraph (1)(i) of thehomelessdefinition in 24CFR91.5 ofHUD’sHomelessDefinitionRuleonthenightdesignatedforthecount. Thisincludesindividualsandfamilieswhoare:

• Sheltered, or “living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelterdesignatedtoprovidetemporarylivingarrangement(includingcongregateshelters,transitionalhousing,andhotelsandmotelspaidforbycharitableorganizationsorbyfederal,state,orlocalgovernmentprogramsforlow-incomeindividuals),”or

• Unsheltered, “withaprimarynighttimeresidencethat isapublicorprivateplace

notdesignedfororordinarilyusedasaregularsleepingaccommodationforhumanbeings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, orcampingground.”

BecausethisreportfocusesonthoserespondentswhomeetHUD’sdefinitionofhomeless,it does not include information about those who may be at risk of homelessness,precariouslyhoused,orconsideredhomelessunderotherfederalstatutes.Personswho,onthenightofthecount,were livingdoubledupwithanotherhousehold, livingin illegalorovercrowded units, being discharged from a jail or health facility with no subsequent


residence, scheduled tobeevicted,orpaying for itsownmotelunitwerenotconsideredhomeless. All survey information collected for respondents who were at risk ofhomelessnessorprecariouslyhousedwaspreservedandsharedwitheachcommunityforlocalplanningpurposes,butisnotincludedinthisreportunlessotherwisenoted.

DataCollectionMethodsMonarch Housing Associates provided each of New Jersey’s 21 counties with in-persontraining,onlinevideoandprinttrainingguides,apracticeonlinesurveytool,andtechnicalassistancetoaidinthedatacollectionprocessforNewJersey’s2017Point-In-TimeCount.Point-In-TimeCoordinatorsineachcountydisseminatedPITtrainingmaterialsandhelpedfacilitatelocalplanningaroundimplementationofthePITcountintheircommunities.Forthefourthyear,thecountofhomelesspersonswhowereshelteredonthenightofthepoint in timewasprimarily taken fromNew Jersey’sHomelessManagement InformationSystem (HMIS), while the count for the unsheltered and those sheltered by non-HMISprogramswasconductedusingaPaperSurveytool,personalinterviews,andagencyclientrecords. This strategy was designed in accordance with HUD guidance regardingconductingbothshelteredandunshelteredPoint-In-TimeCounts.The2017PITSurvey tool closelymirrors information collected inHMIS so that thedatawas comparable for important factors such as duration and episodes of homelessness,household characteristics, income, services needed, and factors contributing tohomelessness.AgenciesupdatedallHMISdatatoaccuratelyreflectthenightofthecount,and thosewith programs thatwere nonHMIS-participating submitted information frominterviewsutilizingthePaperSurveytoolthroughSurveyMonkey.

Limitations1. HUDrequiresa countof shelteredhomelesspersonsand familiesannually,butonlyabiennialcountofthosewhoareunsheltered.EventhoughNewJerseyconductsbothashelteredandunshelteredcounteachyear, thecomprehensivenessof theunshelteredcount may be influenced during the non-HUD required full count years. This reportincludescomparisondata from2013 to2017.2014and2016werenotHUDrequiredfullreportingyearswhile2013,2015,and2017were.

2. TheinformationpresentedinthisreportisbasedonsurveyinterviewsandagencyHMISrecords.Insomecases,surveyrespondentsdidnotanswereveryquestioncompletely,andhomelessprovideragenciesdidnotreportallclientinformationonthenightofthecount.Forthisreason,allchartspresentedinthisreportwillbebasedontheresponsesreceived, while all percentages will be based on the total households or individualsservedandmaynotequal100%ineachcategoryduetopossiblemissingdata.


3. BecausethePoint-In-TimeCountrepresentsonlyonenightduringthe last tendaysofJanuary, it is widely accepted that the PIT will undercount the overall homelesspopulation.Undercountingmayoccurduetodifficultyfindingthoselivingonthestreet,incompleteinformationforpeoplewhodonotagreetocompletethesurvey,ashortageof volunteers to cover a geographic area, or homeless persons choosing not to seekhousing services on the night of the count. This data should not be viewed as acomprehensive measurement of all families and individuals who experiencehomelessness throughout the year, but rather as aminimumnumber of personswhoexperiencehomelessnessinNewJerseyonagivennight.

De-duplicationMonarchHousingAssociatescollectedandmergedallHMISandSurveyMonkeyPoint-In-Time data from each community into its combined database. Monarch generated twounique identifiers, one more general and one more in-depth, based on the identifyinginformation for each individual record. Using a formula, these unique identifiers werecomparedtoallidentifiersforotherrecordsinthedatabasetoidentifypotentialduplicates.Allduplicatesdetectedthroughcomparisonofuniqueidentifierswerethende-duplicatedbythefollowingprocess:

1. MultipleHMISrecordswhereallfieldsmatch–asinglerecordwaspreserved,andallduplicateswereremoved;

2. Multiple SurveyMonkey records where all fields match – a single record waspreserved,andallduplicateswereremoved;

3. Comparing HMIS to SurveyMonkey records where unique identifiers, disabilities,incomesources,householdsize,and locationonthenightof thecountallmatch–theHMISrecordwaspreservedandtheSurveyMonkeyduplicateswereremoved.

Following this de-duplication of the data, communities were given preliminary data toreview all identified duplicates and recordswithmissing data. Communitieswere thenable to update records with missing information and/or request any additional de-duplication they determined prudent. Monarch then updated and removed additionalrecordsbasedoncommunityfeedbackpriortocompletingitsfinalanalysisandreport.


III.FindingsforTotalHomelessPopulation

KeyFindings• OnthenightofJanuary24th,2017,atotalof269households,including378persons,

wereexperiencinghomelessnessinMorrisCounty,accordingtothe2017Point-In-TimeCount.

• Atotalof52households,with73persons,wereidentifiedaschronicallyhomeless.• 27unshelteredhomelesspersonswerecounted.

TotalHomelessPopulationOn the night of January 24th, 2017, a total of 378 persons, in 269 households, wereexperiencinghomelessness inMorrisCounty,accordingtothe2017Point-In-TimeCount.This is a decrease of 32 persons (7.8%) and 27 households (9.1%) from 2016. MorrisCountyhad4.4%ofNewJersey’sstatewidehomelesspopulationinthe2017PIT.

Figure 1 shows that in 2017, 206 homeless persons stayed in emergency shelters, 123stayedintransitionalhousing,22stayedinsafehaven,and27werelivingunshelteredonthenightofthecount.Whiletheemergencyshelter,transitionalhousing,andunshelteredpopulationsdecreasedbetween2016and2017(7.6%decrease,7.5%increase,and20.6%decreaserespectively),thesafehavenpopulationincreasedby10%.


AsseeninFigure1,between2013and2017therewasanoverallincreaseof9.2%inthetotal homeless population. Between 2013 and 2017 therewas a 15.7% increase in theemergencyshelterpopulation,20.6%increaseinthetransitionalhousingpopulation,and15.8%increaseinthesafehavenpopulation.Whilethereweresignificantincreasesinthesheltered population over the last five years, there was a 42.6% decrease in theunshelteredpopulationinthesametimeperiod.As Figure 2 shows, 42% of homelesshouseholds inMorris County reported thattheir last permanent address prior tobecoming homeless was outside of thecounty.Thisisanincreasecomparedtothe2015 count where 35% of the populationreported their last permanent addressoutsideofthecounty.

HomelessFamiliesandIndividualsWhenreadingthedataregardingdifferenttypesofhomelesshouseholds,itisimportantforthereadertorememberthat,inthisreport,‘household’means“anygroupofpersonswho,iftheywereabletoattainpermanenthousing,wouldchoosetolivetogether;and,sharedthe same sleeping arrangements on the night of the count.” Three different types ofhouseholdsarediscussedbelow:householdswithadultsandchildrenunder18(‘families’),householdswithout children (‘individuals’), andhouseholdswithonly childrenunder18(‘unaccompaniedyouth’).Of the 269 homelesshouseholds counted inMorris County in 2017, 52(19.3%) were families withat least one adult and onechild under the age of 18.These families included155persons, 91 children underage 18, and 64 adults. Theaverage family size was 3persons.Figure3showsthat32 families (61.5%) werestaying in emergencyshelters on the night of thecount. There were 20families (38.5%) staying intransitional housing and no unsheltered families. Morris County experienced an overalldecreaseof3.7%(2familyhouseholds)inhomelessfamiliesbetween2016and2017.


80.7% (217) of the homeless households counted in Morris County were householdswithoutchildrenunder18,andwerepredominatelycomposedofindividualadults(211).The remaining 6 households were adult only households composed of 12 adults. 99(45.6%) of these adult-only householdswere staying in emergency shelters, 70 (32.3%)were in transitional housing, 22 (10.1%) were in safe haven, and 26 (12%) wereunsheltered. The number of adult-only households decreased by 10.3% (25 households)fromthenumbercountedin2016.Therewerenohouseholdswithonlychildrenunder18yearsoldreportedonthenightofthecountinMorrisCountyin2017.

DemographicsTherewasatotalof27(7.1%)homelessadultsbetween18and24yearsold,260(68.8%)adultsoverage24,and91(24.1%)childrenunder18yearsoldexperiencinghomelessnessonthenightofthecount.TheagerangebyhousingsituationasshowninFigure4showsasimilar distribution as identified in 2016. The majority of homeless children in MorrisCounty were between the ages of 0 and 5 (57.1%). There was a decrease of 25% (24persons)inthehomelesspopulationbetweentheagesof25and34.

60.1%(227)ofhomelesspersonsweremale,and39.9%(151)werefemale.52.6%of homeless persons identified their race asWhite,making that the largest racialsubgroup. The next largest group identified themselves as Black or African American(32%), followed by those identifying as Asian (1.6%), and American Indian or AlaskaNative(1.3%).About7.1%ofhomelesspersonsidentifiedthemselvesasmultiracial.Withregardtoethnicity,14.6%ofpersonsidentifiedthemselvesasHispanic.


DisabilitiesFigure5 illustrates that58.2%ofhomelesspersonsreported having some type of disability. 73.2% ofadults 18 or older reported some type of disabilitycompared to 11% of children. Figure 6 shows thenumber of the homeless persons that identified ashaving various disabilities. The most prevalentdisabilities were substance abuse disorders andmentalhealthissues.Amongdisabledadults,63.8%reportedasubstanceabusedisorder,makingthisthemostprevalentdisability;representing46.7%ofthetotaladult homeless population. 51% of disabled adults also reported amental health issue.Amongdisabledhomelesschildren,60%reportedadevelopmentaldisability.

VictimsofDomesticViolenceOn the night of the count, inMorris County, 49 homelesshouseholds identified as avictim of domestic violence.Figure7 shows that61.2%ofthese households werefamilies with children underthe age of 18. The remaining19 households were adult-only households. 46.9% of allvictim households werecounted in transitionalhousing.


VeteransIn its plan, Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, theUnited States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has prioritized endinghomelessnessamongveteransby2015.ManycommunitiesinNewJerseyhavealsobeenworkinghardtoendhomelessnessamongourcountry’sservicemenandwomen.11 veteran households were counted in the2017Point inTime,4 (26.7%) fewer than in2016.9oftheveteranswereindividualadult-onlyhouseholds,while theremaining2wereveterans in family households. Among theveterans identified, 45.5% were staying inemergency shelter, 36.4% were intransitional housing, and 18.2% wereunsheltered.81.8%ofhomelessveteransidentifiedweremale.Themajorityofveteransidentifiedtheirracial background as Black or African American (54.5%), and the remaining veteransidentified as White (45.5%). Figure 9 illustrates the age range of persons in veteran

households.Among those identifying as veterans, 1 homelessveteran reported being a victim of domesticviolence. 10 veterans reported having a disability.Themostcommondisabilitiescitedweresubstanceabuse disorders (60%) and mental health issues(50%). With regards to income, no veteranhouseholds were connected to VA pension or VAdisability income. 9.1% of homeless veteranhouseholds (1 household) were connected to VAhealthcare benefits. 63.6% of homeless veteran

households did not have any source of income,butonly1(9.1%)wasnotconnectedwithsomesortofnon-cashbenefit.

IncomeandBenefitsAmong all households experiencinghomelessness on the night of the count, 43.9%hadnosourceof income,while20.4%reportedreceiving earned cash income, making this themost commonsourceof income.ThenextmostcommonsourceswereSSI(18.6%)andGeneralAssistance(14.9%).


Figure11showstheaveragemonthlyincomeforallhomelesshouseholds.

Figure11.AverageMonthlyIncomeForHouseholdsbyHousingSituation

EmergencyShelter

TransitionalHousing

SafeHavenUnsheltered

AverageforAllHouseholds $460.78 $572.23 $719.86 $194.8023% of homeless households reported that their household did not receive any kind ofnon-cash benefit on the night of the count. The top reported non-cash benefits includedMedicaid(62.1%)andFoodStamps(41.3%).

LengthofHomelessnessFigure12showsthat20.8%ofhomeless households (56households) reported thattheirmost recent, continuousepisode of homelessness hadbetween 1 and 3 months,makingthisthemostcommonresponse. 15.2% ofhouseholds were homelessmorethan1year.

CauseofHomelessnessWhenaskedtosharetheprimaryfactorthatcontributedto,orcaused,theirhomelessness,morehouseholdsattributedtheirhomelessnesstodrugoralcoholabuse(70households,26%) than any other cause.As Figure13 shows, thenextmost common factor reportedwasa lossorreductionof job income(14.1%)followedbybeingaskedto leaveasharedresidence(13.4%).When households were asked ‘what was your residence prior to your current livingsituation?’morereportedasubstanceabusetreatmentfacility(21.2%)thananyothertypeof residence. 20.8% reported residing in emergency shelter prior to their current livingsituation.


IV.FindingsfortheChronicallyHomelessSomeonewith a long-termdisabling condition,whohas been continually homeless for ayear or more, or at least four times in the past three years, meets HUD’s definition ofchronicallyhomeless.Anyfamilywithoneadultthatmeetsthisdefinitionisconsideredachronicallyhomelessfamily.HUDhasestablishedagoalofendingchronichomelessnessby2017.Thisgoalreflectstheurgencyofhelpingtohousethosepersonswhohavenotbeenabletoremainstablyhousedoverthecourseofanextendedperiodoftime.ChronicallyHomelesspersonsareamongthemost vulnerable homeless groups, and providing effective supportive services and casemanagement may be required in order to help some stay in the housing they need.Prioritization of new Continuum of Care funding opportunities has recently been givingsomecommunitiesinNewJerseynewresourcesforhousingthissubgroup.


TotalChronicallyHomelessPopulation52 households, made up of 73 persons, were chronically homeless in Morris County,accordingtothe2017Point-In-TimeCount.Thisisanincreaseof39persons(114.7%)and26 households (100%) from 2016. The rate of chronic homelessness as a percentage ofoverallhomelessnessis19.3%;whichisanincreasefromthe8.3%in2016.

Figure 14 shows the number of chronically homeless respondents who were in anemergencyshelter,safehavenorlivingunshelteredinMorrisCountyfrom2013to2017.Between2013and2017therewasa78%increaseinthechronicallyhomelesspopulation.The biggest change is seen in the number of chronically homeless clients reported inemergencyshelterprograms,whichincreasedby188%(32people)from2013.

FamiliesandIndividualsThe total number ofchronically homelesshouseholds and personsidentified in the 2017 pointin time count reflectshouseholds with at least 1adult and 1 child under theage of 18, individual adultsand adult only householdswith2ormoreadults.Of the 52 chronicallyhomeless householdscounted in 2017, 8 (15.4%)were households with at


least1adultand1child.Thesehouseholdswerecomposedof27persons,allofwhichwereservedinemergencyshelters.Therewere44(84.6%)adultonlyhouseholdscomposedof46 persons. 38.5% of adult-only households were served in emergency shelters, 19.2%wereinsafehavens,and26.9%wereunsheltered.

DemographicsOf the 73 total chronicallyhomeless persons, 17(23.3%)werechildren17oryounger. 42.5% of thechronically homelesspopulationwerebetween45and64yearsofage.53.4% of chronicallyhomeless persons weremale, and 46.6% werefemale.The largest racial subgroupofchronicallyhomelesspersonsreportedtheirraceasWhite(50.7%).Thesecondlargestgroupself-identifiedasBlackorAfricanAmerican(32.9%),and13.7%identifiedasMulti-Racial. With regard to ethnicity, 8.2% of chronically homeless persons identifiedthemselvesasHispanic.

DisabilitiesIn order tomeet thedefinition ofchronicallyhomeless,at least one adult ineachhouseholdmusthave some kind ofdisability. Thedisabilities mostcommonly identifiedwere mental healthissues (47.9%) andsubstance abusedisorders (34.2%).The completenumbers of reporteddisabilitiesamongthechronicallyhomelesscanbeseeninFigure17.


SubpopulationsOn thenight of the count, 8 chronically homelesshouseholds inMorris County reportedbeing a victim of domestic violence (11%). 4 of those households were staying inemergencyshelterwhiletheother3wereunsheltered.Therewere 2 veteran individuals identified as chronically homeless on the night of thecount.

IncomeandBenefitsAmong all thechronically homelesshouseholds on thenight of the count,36.5% reportedreceiving no type ofcash income. Figure18showsthesourcesof income received.The most commonsource of cashincome amongchronically homelesshouseholds was SSI,whichwasreceivedby30.8%.11.5%ofchronicallyhomelesshouseholdsreportedearnedincome.11.5%of chronically homeless households reported theywere not receiving any type ofnon-cashbenefitonthenightofthecount.MedicaidandFoodStamps(SNAP)werethetopreportedbenefitsamongthechronicallyhomeless,with71.2%and61.5%receivingeach,respectively.

LengthofHomelessnessFigure 19 shows that 18chronically homelesshouseholds (34.6%)reported that their mostrecent,continuousepisodeof homelessness hadlasted for more than 1year,makingthisthemostcommonresponse.


CauseofHomelessnessWhenaskedtosharetheprimaryfactorthatcontributedto,orcaused,theirhomelessness,morechronicallyhomelesshouseholdsindicatedalossorreductionofjobincome(30.8%).Figure20showsthefulllistoffactorsreportedbychronicallyhomelesshouseholds.

V.FindingsfortheUnshelteredHomelessHUD’s definition of “unsheltered homeless” applies to any individual or family “with aprimarynighttimeresidencethatisapublicorprivateplacenotdesignedfororordinarilyused as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park,abandonedbuilding,busortrainstation,airport,orcampingground.”Unsheltered homeless individuals and families are among those with the most criticalhousing needs in a community. The unsheltered are especially vulnerable in the coldweather and the elements,which are in evidence at the end of Januarywhen the Counttakesplace.ThePoint-In-Timesurveycanplayanimportantrole inhelpingcommunitiesunderstandwhy some of the homeless remain unsheltered, andwho is included in thisgroup.


TotalUnshelteredHomelessPopulation26 households, madeupof27persons,wereliving unsheltered inMorris County,according to the 2017Point-In-Time Count.This represents adecrease of 6households (18.8%)and7persons(20.6%).Figure 21 shows thenumberofunshelteredpersons from 2013 to 2017. Despite the slight increase in the unsheltered populationbetween 2014 and 2015, since 2013 the unsheltered population in Morris County hasdecreasedby42.6%(20persons).

FamiliesandIndividualsAll of the 26 unsheltered households identified, were adult-only households, with themajority (24 persons) being adult individuals. There were no unsheltered families withchildrencountedin2017,adecreaseof1from2016.

DemographicsThelargestportionofthe27unshelteredpersonscountedin2017werebetweentheages

of 45 and 54 years old (51.9%).Figure 22 shows the age range oftheunshelteredpersonscountedin2017.74.1%ofunshelteredpersonsweremale and 25.9% were female.81.5% of unsheltered personsidentified their race as White. Anadditional 14.8% identified theirrace as Black or African American.3.7% of unsheltered personsidentified their ethnicity asHispanic.


Disabilities19 of the 27unshelteredpersons (70.4%)reported havingsome kind ofdisability. Thedisabilities mostcommonlyidentified weremental healthissues (68.4%) andphysical disabilities(63.2%). The

completenumbersofreporteddisabilitiesamongtheunshelteredcanbeseeninFigure23.

SubpopulationsOn thenight of the count, 5 unshelteredhomeless individuals (18.5%) inMorris Countyreportedbeingavictimofdomesticviolence,3morethanwerecountedin2016.Therewere2unshelteredveteransonthenightofthecount,1morethanin2016.

IncomeandBenefitsAmong all the unshelteredhouseholds on the night of thecount, 15 (57.7%) reportedhavingnosourceofcashincome.The average monthly incomereported among unshelteredhouseholds was $194.80. 15.4%of unsheltered householdsreceived General Assistance, andanother 11.5% had SSDI. Figure24 shows the sources of incomereceivedbytheunshelteredpopulation.6unshelteredhouseholds(23.1%)reportedtheywerenotreceivinganytypeofnon-cashbenefitonthenightofthecount.MedicaidandFoodStamps(SNAP)werethetopreportednon-cash benefits among this group, with 46.2% and 23.1% receiving each of thesebenefits,respectively.


LengthofHomelessnessAs shown in Figure 25,42.3% of unshelteredhouseholds reportedtheir most recent,continuous episode ofhomelessnesshadlastedmore than 1 year.Another19.2%reportedtheir length ofhomelessnessbetween6and12months.

CauseofHomelessnessWhenaskedtosharetheprimaryfactorthatcontributedto,orcaused,theirhomelessness,more unsheltered households said a loss or reduction of job income (38.5%) than anyother factor. As Figure 26 shows, other common factors reported being released fromprisonorjail(11.5%)andmentalillness(11.5%).


VI.AppendixWheredidyouspendthenightofTuesday,January24,2017?


Howlonghaveyoubeeninyourcurrentlivingsituation?


WhowashomelesswithyouonthenightofJanuary24th?



HouseholdCharacteristics–checkallthatapplytoeachperson


Wherewasyourlastpermanentaddressbeforebecominghomeless?Fig.A.8.NumberofHomelessHouseholdsbyCounty,StateorCountryof

LastPermanentAddressLastPermanentAddress–State NumberofHouseholds

BergenCounty 5BurlingtonCounty 3CamdenCounty 2CumberlandCounty 2EssexCounty 17HudsonCounty 1MiddlesexCounty 5MonmouthCounty 8MorrisCounty 150OceanCounty 4PassaicCounty 13SomersetCounty 4SussexCounty 11UnionCounty 9WarrenCounty 7Delaware 1Florida 1Louisiana 1Maryland 1Michigan 1NewYork 3NorthCarolina 1Pennsylvania 5SouthCarolina 2Texas 1India 1


Whatwasyourresidencepriortoyourcurrentlivingsituation?


Whichofthefollowingsourcesofincomeornon-cashbenefitsdoyou,oranyoneinyourhousehold,receive?



Whatisyourmonthlyhouseholdincome?


Wouldyou,oranyoneinyourhousehold,liketoreceiveanyofthefollowingservices?


Whatwastheprimaryfactorthatcontributedto,orcaused,yourcurrentlivingsituation?

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2017 PIT Report - Morris - Monarch Housing · experiencing homelessness in Morris County, according to the 2017 Point-In-Time Count. This is a decrease of 32 persons (7.8%) and 27