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FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan City of South Bend, IN NA-45 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.405, 91.205 (b,d) Introduction The assessment of non-homeless special needs includes the following: • Elderly persons(age 65 years and older) • Frail elderly • Persons with mental, physical and/or developmental disabilities • Persons with alcohol or other drug additions • Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families • Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking The housing need of each of these groups were determined by consultation with social service providers and statistical information provided by social service provider agencies. Describe the characteristics of special needs populations in your community: Elderly Persons are defined as persons who are age 65 years and older. According to the 2018-2022 American Community Survey, elderly persons represent 15.9% of the County's total population. Approximately 6.4% of the population are age 75 years and older. The City of South Bend has a slightly lower elderly population than the rest of the County, at 13.3%. Roughly 33.0% of elderly persons in the County are living alone. Frail Elderly are those persons who are elderly and have a form of disability, ranging from a hearing loss, vision difficulty, cognitive difficulty, ambulatory problems, and lack of self-help skills. It is estimated that approximately 32.2%of the total elderly population are frail elderly. Persons with mental, physical and development disabilities, according to the ACS data for 2018-2022, persons with a disability comprise 13.4% (36,230 persons) of St. Joseph County's total population. Many of the social services agencies that serve the County acknowledge that there is a gap in services for persons with mental disabilities, which is approximately 40.4%of the disabled population. Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families comprise a small percentage of the County's overall population. In 2022, it was estimated that 601 people were living with HIV/AIDS in St. Joseph County. Black and Hispanic or Latino residents of Indiana are more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS, and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is much more common among males than females. There were 12 individuals with HIV/AIDS that were homeless according to the 2024 Point-In-Time Count. Victims of Domestic Violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking are increasingly in need of shelter. Though there has been a decrease in the number of victims of domestic violence seeking shelter, the problem still remains. Shelter for these individuals and their families are not frequently available.There OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 88