2005 - Homeless Facts for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties

• Source:
  
• EscaRosa Coalition On the Homeless Annual Report to the State, Survey results from 2003. 2004 & 2005.
• The Department of Children and Families Survey of Local Homeless Coalitions for FY 2000-2001,
• Annual Report on homeless Conditions in Florida, January 2002 submitted to the Florida Office of Homeless.

•  As Defined by:
•  STATE / HUD
•   9,100  / 2,710 Estimated Homeless DAILY count for Escambia County.
•   7,363  / 1,087 Estimated Homeless DAILY count for Santa Rosa County
• 16,463 / 3,797 total for the two counties
• 35% are Children, 948+ daily avg. Escambia, 380+ daily avg. Santa Rosa, 1,329 total
• Over 2,000 students in each county have been listed as homeless this school year as of this report
• 85% are employed
• 20% Full time
• 45% Part time
• 20% Day labor
• 60% Female
• 40% Male
• 49% Afro-American
•   2% Asian
•   2% NativeAmerican
• 47% White
• 74% of the homeless are in families with children
• 74% of the homeless are in families with children
• 86% Completed High School, GED or more
•   3% Completed Vocational or Tech training
•   1% attended some College
•   2% Completed College
• 20% have served in the United States Military
• 15% have alcohol and or drug abuse problems
• 34% have mental health or emotional problems
• 50% were born or raised here & 30% came here to be near family or friends
• 40% First time homeless
• 23% Second or Third time homeless

Two years ago the questions were different and included some of the following:

• 76% were local residents (who have been a local resident for one year or more)
• 80% couldn't afford housing
• 97% had $500 per month or less income

Three years ago different questions included the following:

• 80% were first time homeless
• 36% were single men
• 21% were single women
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• Project REACH in Escambia County offered services to 283 families, 654 Children in the 2003-04 year.
• The National Coalition on the Homeless reported in 1993: The mean age of the homeless was nine (9) years.

Rev. 12-07-05