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FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan City of South Bend, IN were 36 victims of domestic violence in St.Joseph County that were homeless according to the 2024 Point- In-Time Count. What are the housing and supportive service needs of these populations and how arc these needs determined? There is a severe need for supportive services associated with mental health care in the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County. Many people with mental health issues live in assisted living facilities or find themselves incarcerated because of this lack of services. People with mental health disorders who are lacking a diagnosis, struggle to find housing,and group homes will not often shelter these people. The bulk of supportive services in St. Joseph County are located in the City of South Bend. Populations with special needs often lack transportation to access the services.For this reason,there is a need for public transit to the areas where services are located,particularly beyond the South Bend city limits.There is also the need to bring supportive services within a small geographic area. There is a need for permanent housing for people with HIV/AIDS. Currently,the only specialized housing for this population is only transitionary. Ex-offenders, especially sex offenders,struggle to find housing in St.Joseph County and frequently end up homeless. These populations are frequently turned away from housing providers. The LGBTQ Community is also a population that experiences homelessness at a disproportionate rate.This population is assisted by the LGBTQ Center,which is located in South Bend. Discuss the size and characteristics of the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area: Persons with HIV/AIDS and their families comprise a small percentage of the County's overall population. In 2022, it was estimated that there were 601 individuals who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS living in St. Joseph County according to the AIDSVu mapping tool. In St. Joseph County, approximately 53.1% of the people living with HIV/AIDS were black, 8.8%were Hispanic or Latino, and 33.1% were white in 2022. Approximately 72.9%of people statewide living with HIV/AIDS were male. Persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families need supportive services, such as access to treatment and health care, insurance,medications,counselors or life coaches, support groups,job training and education, and transportation. If the PJ will establish a preference for a HOME TBRA activity for persons with a specific category of disabilities (e.g., persons with HIV/AIDS or chronic mental illness), describe their unmet need for housing and services needed to narrow the gap in benefits and services received by such persons. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2) (ii)) OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 89