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FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan City of South Bend, IN <br /> SP-60 Homelessness Strategy - 91.415, 91.215(d) <br /> Describe how the jurisdiction's strategic plan goals contribute to: <br /> Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their <br /> individual needs <br /> Prior to joining the Indiana Balance of State the St.Joseph County CoC, the Region 2a Planning Council, <br /> voted to support the requirement of Coordinated Entry for all providers serving the homeless and adopted <br /> the use of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool. <br /> Families with children—The Point-In-Time count for 2024 reported 46 homeless households with children <br /> in St. Joseph County, for a total of 145 persons. Numbers were similar in 2023 at 45 homeless households <br /> and 145 persons. <br /> Veterans and their families —The Center for the Homeless has a Veterans Annex called the Millers <br /> Veterans Center. Homeless Veterans often require additional services, with mental health services being <br /> the most commonly cited need. The number of homeless Veterans in St. Joseph County has slightly <br /> increased from 32 in 2023 to 33 in 2024. <br /> Unaccompanied youth—Teens aging out of foster care,and young adults in the 18-24 age transition stage <br /> are difficult to locate. Many of them are staying with friends and family temporarily but are technically <br /> homeless.Unaccompanied youth may also move between different shelters.There were 31 unaccompanied <br /> youth counted in the 2023 Point In Time count and 24 unaccompanied youth counted in 2024 for St.Joseph <br /> County. <br /> Organizations that received CoC funding in St. Joseph County have adopted Coordinated Entry to better <br /> evaluate the needs of homeless individuals seeking services. Weather Amnesty Days has created an <br /> opportunity for providers to communicate with the homeless, through service providers that do not have <br /> their own resources to create events. It was assumed that a Gateway Center would provide a centralized <br /> location for outreach, intake and assessment of the homeless in the region. <br /> Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons <br /> The Point-In-Time Count for St. Joseph County in 2024 reported a total of 547 homeless individuals and <br /> 443 homeless households. Of these, only 44 persons, or 8.04%,were unsheltered. There were 134 persons <br /> in transitional housing, and 369 persons that were housed in emergency shelter. There were 87 homeless <br /> and 0 chronically homeless families with children. There were 24 unaccompanied youths that were <br /> homeless in 2024. Of the 547 homeless individuals reported, 91 (16.63%) were considered chronically <br /> homeless. There were 33 homeless Veterans, and three (3) of the homeless Veterans was considered <br /> chronically homeless. This indicates a need for greater outreach and shelter/housing options for these <br /> special needs groups. <br /> The Point-In-Time count for 2024 reported 46 homeless households with children in St.Joseph County, for <br /> a total of 145 persons.Numbers were higher in similar in 2023 at 45 homeless households and 145 persons. <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 162 <br />