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FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan City of South Bend, IN Specific needs of former homeless individuals and families receiving rapid re-housing include: affordable and decent housing;job training; and affordable medical care. As previously stated, the Balance of State CoC has subdivided its 91 counties into 16 individual regions, with St. Joseph County acting as its own region. The St. Joseph County regional Planning Council utilizes Coordinated Entry to track the various subpopulations. If a jurisdiction provides estimates of the at-risk population(s), it should also include a description of the operational definition of the at-risk group and the methodology used to generate the estimates: The McKinney-Vento Act established categories in the Homeless Definition Final Rule for the At Risk Group. The Act was amended to include assistance to those at risk of becoming homeless who did not meet the definition in the Final Rule. These include: 1)individuals and families; 2)unaccompanied children and youth and; 3)families with children and youth. According to the Indiana Balance of State CoC, the methodology used to generate estimates is based on historical incidence,such as the yearly Point-In-Time(PIT)Counts and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data. HMIS is a local information technology system used to collect client-level data on the provision of housing and services to homeless individuals and families and persons at risk of becoming homeless. The Indiana Balance of State CoC has adopted the HUD definitions of homelessness. Included in these definitions are two types of at-risk groups: persons that are imminently in danger of losing their housing; and those who are housed in unstable units and are at risk of losing their housing. Imminently losing their housing - Persons who are housed but are at imminent risk of losing housing include people who at program entry or program exit are experiencing one of the following: • Being evicted from a private dwelling unit(including housing provided by family/friends). • Being discharged from a hospital or other institution. • Living in housing that has been condemned by housing inspectors and is no longer considered safe for human habitation. Additionally, a person residing in one of these places must also meet the following two conditions: • Have no appropriate subsequent housing options identified; AND • Lack the financial resources and support networks needed to obtain immediate housing or remain in their existing housing. Unstable housed and at-risk of losing their housing- persons who are housed and are at-risk of losing housing include people who at program entry or program exit: • Persons who in their own housing or doubled up with friends or relatives and are at-risk of losing their housing due to high housing costs, conflict, or other conditions negatively impacting their ability to remain housed; AND OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 68