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individuals were unsheltered. The remaining were in emergency shelters(10)or transitional housing(12). Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The majority of the homeless population in St.Joseph County resides in emergency shelters and transitional housing.According to the 2024 Point-In-Time count,a total of 369 individuals resided emergency shelters and 134 resided in transitional housing. A total of 44 individuals were unsheltered. Compared to the Point- In-Time count in 2023,the homeless population has remained constant. In 2023,there were 551 homeless individuals in the County: 385 in emergency shelters, 114 in transitional housing,and 52 unsheltered. The Center for the Homeless assists in coordinating homeless individuals and families,including Veterans, to services for adult self-sufficiency, children's support, developmental services, and mental health care. The Center for the Homeless has a Veteran's Annex to assist this population.Life Treatment Centers assists in accommodating homeless Veterans, offering 24 beds. AIDS Ministries/AIDS Assist has programs for education, which includes awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS, testing, and the distribution of the PrEP pill to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS in at-risk individuals. All programs are available to homeless individuals, and AMAA receives funding for housing for homeless individuals or individuals at-risk of homelessness. Youth Service Bureau provides a variety of housing and outreach programs for area youth that are homeless or at-risk of homeless.These programs include street outreach,a drop-in center for intake,a young mothers' program,and youth development services. Oaklawn Psychiatric Center provides services for adults and children with mental health needs. Oaklawn conducts outreach for this populated. All listed agencies participated in the development of Coordinated Entry for St. Joseph County. The City, along with service providers of Hope Ministries and Center for the Homeless,have conducted a weather amnesty program based on specific timeframe of November 1 to April 1 for the last three years. Weather Amnesty provides a warm sleeping site from 8PM to 8AM. Outside of these hours,other than the few day centers available,the homeless are back on the street. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children,veterans and their families,and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness,facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again The Indiana Balance of State CoC's written standards focus on a Housing First Model and follow the best practices of that model. The written standards utilize several strategies to increase the number of people that exit Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Rapid Re-housing to Permanent Housing destinations. Evaluations of these standards will be based on the length-of-time homeless of an individual or family in Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, or Rapid Re-Housing. The CoC will seek to make 0MB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 195