2020 ANNUAL REPORT

Ending Homelessness
In Michigan
 Dear Friends
and Colleagues,

While 2020 brought many challenges to everyone, those experiencing homelessness

navigated the COVID-19 pandemic without the sense of home we all need. Having a safe and
affordable place to call home is more than having somewhere to rest your head, it’s about
stability, dignity and opportunity. For the Michiganders who experienced homelessness in
2020, we must and will do better.
The obstacles we all overcame and continue to overcome as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic are intertwined with the work of The Michigan Campaign to End Homelessness
(MCTEH). This unprecedented year also brought the start of the MCTEH 3-Year Action
Plan to End Homelessness. As MCTEH continues its work, the foundation for ending
homelessness includes four main strategies:

Increasing access to affordable and attainable housing for all

Garlin Gilchrist II Michiganders experiencing homelessness.
Lieutenant Governor
of Michigan Using cross-sector collaboration to impact the other Social
Determinants of Health that lead to housing insecurity.

Enhancing the homeless service delivery system to better serve

those in need.

Increasing prevention and diversion efforts to mitigate the risk of

becoming homeless.

In this report, you’ll get a chance to see what homelessness looks like across Michigan and
the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our population. While challenges were plentiful in
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2020, we also saw success in closing the front door to homelessness. Through a combination
of factors and legislation, including eviction moratoriums, diversion programs and stay-at-
home orders, there was a 19% decline in people seeking emergency shelter services.
The COVID-19 pandemic also laid bare stark truths about racial disparities. Not only are
Black, Indigenous, and other people of color at higher risk of getting COVID, they also
suffered other impacts from the pandemic as well. Throughout 2020, Black and Hispanic
populations experienced higher unemployment rates leading to uncertainty about their
ability to pay rent. Blacks also disproportionally made up 46% of the homeless population
yet accounted for 14% of the overall population in Michigan for 2020. As we continue to
work to eradicate homelessness, we must also look at how we address these complex racial
disparities. Strategic collaboration with our cross-sector partners to impact communities
and populations effectively and equitably is key to having more Michiganders with a place
to call home.
Every experience in 2020 was full of feelings of uncertainty and newness. As you explore
this report, I encourage you to not only inform yourself but channel those feelings into
action to help those in need of a place to live. I extend my sincere gratitude to every
service provider, local agency and kind Michigander who navigated uncharted territory and
extended the dignity and respect we all deserve to those who needed it most.
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For more information about homelessness in Michigan, go to MCTEH’s website at Michigan.gov/MCTEH.
 Michigan's Homeless
Population

Region 1 4%

Region 2 -10% Region 3 -8%

Overall Percentage Change

-19% 38,247 2019

30,805 2020
Region 5 -29%
Region 4 -21% Region 6 -20%

2020 brought an unprecedented pandemic, yet the

statewide homeless response system met every
challenge that came its way. Service providers
figured out how to make their programs safe and Region 7 -25%
set up testing protocols all while trying to set up
Region 10 -24%
the brand-new Eviction Diversion Program (EDP).
As you can see from the map, most of the state
saw a decline in the number of people experiencing
homelessness. There are a combination of factors Region 8 -18% Region 9 -22%
that lead to this decline ranging from the eviction
moratoriums at the local, state, and federal level,
the creation of the EDP, and people choosing to
stay with friends and family because of the stay at
home orders. students in michigan
The map is broken into prosperity regions and The Homeless Education Program at the Michigan
reflects the change in the annual count of the Department of Education saw an 18% decrease in
number of people who were served by Emergency the number of students identified as experiencing
Shelter (ES), Transitional Housing, Safe Haven, and homelessness from 2019-2020 to the 2020-2021
Street Outreach programs between 2019-2020. All school year. Eligibility for the program also includes
but one region experienced a decline in the number those children or youth who are sharing the housing
of people experiencing homelessness between of other persons due to loss of housing in addition
2019 and 2020. Region 1 saw a 4% increase. to those identified by the MSHMIS Data.

Due to federal changes in how information is collected and reported for Homeless Coordinated Entry agencies in 2020-2021, Coordinated Entry data is
not included in the Michigan 2020 annual report on homelessness. Therefore numbers from the published 2019 report and 2020 report are not consistent
and should not be used for comparison purposes.
 What Drove The 19% Decrease From
2019-2020?
overview

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While we should celebrate the 19% decrease in the number of people who experienced homelessness from 2019-2020, we
will likely never know exactly what caused the decrease. What we do know, is that there was a combination of factors at play
throughout the year that led to the decrease. We reached out to Continuum of Care and Local Planning Body leadership that
experienced decreases greater than 20% and asked them to identify what factors contributed the most to the decrease. Here
is what they shared.

the eviction moratoriums

Throughout 2020, there were various eviction moratoriums in place at the federal, state, and local levels.
These moratoriums allowed renters to stay housed while the pandemic and the accompanying uncertainty

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were at their worst. According to the 2021 Poverty Solutions Eviction report, there was a 65% decrease
in eviction cases filed in April through December of 2020 compared to the same timeframe in 2019.

eviction diversion program

The Eviction Diversion Program (EDP) was designed to keep Michigan residents who fell behind on their
rent during COVID-19 in their homes. The program utilized a special court process to get fast rental
assistance for renters who were impacted. Overall, $60 million was allocated for assistance, $50 million
went directly to rental assistance and $10 million was used for case management and legal aid. According
to the 2021 Poverty Solutions Eviction report, the Eviction Diversion Program was an overwhelming
success leading to nearly no evictions in the summer of 2020. And later in the year, when evictions did

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start to rebound, there was an over 30% decrease from the prior year. Furthermore, nearly 33% of tenants
in eviction cases that did proceed had legal representation and, in most cases, tenants were able to avoid
eviction.
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clients chose to not seek services

Not surprisingly, the uncertainty of 2020 led some individuals and families choose to not seek out services
because of concerns about their safety with staying in a congregate setting. According to Michigan 2-1-1,
the most cited reason for an unmet need was the “client refused referral” to a community shelter. Instead

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of seeking services, people chose to stay with friends, family, or in some cases even sleep outside or in a
car. Some communities even saw a rise in the number and size of homeless encampments during 2020, as
some people felt this was their safest option.

the stay-at-home executive order

In March of 2020, Governor Whitmer issued a Stay-at-Home order asking residents of Michigan to shelter
in place, except for meeting basic needs. While housing and homeless services were considered critical
infrastructure and remained in operation, there was a decrease in demand for services. Correspondingly,
service providers immediately implemented necessary changes in service delivery that led to overall
decreased capacity. These included sheltering clients in hotels or motels and implementing physical
4 distancing requirements in congregate shelter spaces. Of course, physical distancing requirements
resulted in reduced capacity for shelters as well.
Racially Disparate Impacts of COVID-19
overview
Black and Hispanic households have been especially hard hit by the pandemic and its attendant economic downturn. These
populations were more likely than White households to contract COVID-19 and develop serious symptoms, along with being
more likely to experience loss of income or unemployment. These disparities stem from historic systemic inequities which
still need to be addressed. The Michigan Coronavirus Racial Disparities Task Force was organized to develop a deeper
understanding of how the pandemic impacted communities of color across the state and create strategies to ameliorate those
inequities. We commend the work of the Task Force, recognizing much still needs to be done.

job insecurity
According to the Economic Policy institute's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics
data, in the second quarter of 2020 Michigan had an unemployment rate of 20%
overall. However, Michigan had the third highest unemployment rate in the country
for the White population at 17.5% and the highest unemployment rate for the Black
population at 35.5%. By the fourth quarter of 2020, the overall unemployment rate
had dropped to 6.9%, however, the unemployment rate for the Black population was
still 15.6% while for the White population it had declined to 5.3%.

housing insecurity
Even with the eviction moratorium and the EDP in place Black and Hispanic
renters felt more insecure about their housing situation. According to the
Household Pulse Survey conducted by the US Census Bureau, at the end of
April 2020 in Michigan 19% of Hispanic renters and 40% of Black renters had
little or no confidence in their ability to pay next month’s rent on time (or had
deferred payment), compared to 19% of White renters. By the end of 2020,

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these percentages were still alarmingly high. Thirty-eight percent of Hispanic
renters and 30% of Black renters had little or no confidence in their ability to
pay their rent compared to 25% of White renters.

health: case rates and mortality

According to the Interim Report from the Coronavirus Task Force, throughout the
pandemic, the Black population has been much more likely to contract COVID-19 and
much more likely to die from COVID-19 than the White population. The cumulative
COVID-19 case rate for the Black population has been over 40% higher than the rate
for the White population. Furthermore, the cumulative COVID-19 death rate in Black
populations has been over three times the rate in White populations. This observed
higher ratio of cases to deaths in Black persons is due to a variety of factors. Among
them, differences in exposure led to higher case rates among Black persons early
in the pandemic, when testing capacity was lower and more cases were likely not
captured. In addition, differences in the prevalence of underlying comorbidities have
likely put Black individuals at higher risk of severe outcomes.
COVID-19 also had a disproportionate effect on the Hispanic population. The cumulative
COVID-19 case rate for the Hispanic population in Michigan has been over 70% higher
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than the rate in the White population. However, the death rate among Hispanic persons
has been lower than other groups likely due to the fact that the majority of Hispanic
people who contracted COVID-19 were between the ages of 20-59.
 An Overview Of The Response To
The Pandemic
overview
As with the rest of the world, 2020 was a year like no other for housing and homeless service providers across the state of
Michigan. With very little notice service providers had to establish quarantine protocols, reconfigure their programs to allow for
physical distancing of staff and clients, and set up virtual case management. While navigating new territory, service providers
rose to the challenge and created safe ways to provide services to those in need.

95% 72%
increased demand for services across the state
2-1-1 provides a pivotal service when it comes to ensuring
that Michigan citizens have access to housing and related
services. During 2020, 2-1-1 provided connections to
services through phone calls, text, and chat.
increase for "at risk/homeless increase for rental assistance
In 2020, housing-related inquiries continued to be the
housing-related assistance programs referrals
number one need for individuals contacting 2-1-1. Between programs" requests
2019 and 2020, requests for "at risk/homeless housing-
related assistance programs" increased by 95% and 4,144 2019 25,563 2019

the number of referrals for rental assistance programs 8,084 2020 44,068 2020
increased by 72%.
When a 2-1-1 specialist is unable to provide an individual
with an appropriate referral to a community program or

-22% -53%
service, the specialist identifies these as unmet needs. In
2020, rental payment assistance saw a decrease of 22%
in unmet needs from the previous year. Additionally, there
was a 53% decrease in the unmet need for rental deposit
assistance (i.e., first month’s rent, security deposit).
This data suggests that while the need for services
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decrease in unmet rental decrease in unmet rental deposit

increased substantially, programs put in place as a result of payment assistance needs assistance needs
the pandemic (e.g., eviction moratoriums, rent repayment (first month’s rent, security deposit)
programs) assisted many households in meeting their
4,298 2019 1,090 2019
needs and helped people to stay in their current housing
rather than needing to enter the emergency shelter system 3,345 2020 511 2020

or be rehoused.
Additionally, individuals contacting 2-1-1 with a housing-
related need could also request assistance with their Requests for help with basic needs increased in 2020
utilities. For instance, individuals requesting payment

73% 71%
assistance for gas, electric, and water in addition to a
housing-related need, increased by 73%, 71%, and 67%,
respectively between 2019 and 2020. Similar to utility
assistance, food assistance experienced a 21% increase for
Gas Electric
requests related to food pantries.
Assistance Assistance
These increases in need reflect that in many cases, a loss

67% 21%
of income does not just affect paying rent or a mortgage,
it also affects keeping homes safe and habitable, and
household members fed.
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Water Food
Assistance Assistance
decline in evictions

-87%
During the course of 2020, there were eviction moratoriums in place at the local,
state, and federal levels at different points in time. The city of Detroit implemented
an eviction moratorium from March 13-August 15, while at the state level there
was an eviction moratorium in place from March 20-July 16. Finally, the Center for
Disease Control (CDC) implemented a federal eviction moratorium from September
4-December 31. The impact of these various moratoriums was significant. There
was a 65% decrease in eviction cases filed from April through December of 2020 decrease in court cases
compared to the same timeframe in 2019. For the cases that did go to court, there resulting in eviction orders
was a vast drop in the number of cases that resulted in eviction orders: from April
through December 2019, 29% of court cases resulted in eviction orders, while
during the same period in 2020 only 10% of court cases resulted in eviction orders
an 87%drop. Lastly, we know that evictions disproportionately impact Black and
Hispanic renters. Nationally, Black renters face eviction at higher rates than other

-65%
racial groups and Black and Hispanic female renters face higher eviction rates than
men.
According to the May 2021 report from Poverty Solutions, the combined effects of
the state and federal eviction moratoriums and the availability of financial and legal
assistance through Michigan’s statewide Eviction Diversion Program (EDP) led to a
precipitous drop in eviction cases – over 14,000 per month before the pandemic to
nearly zero cases in the summer of 2020. Cases rebounded in late 2020 but only decrease in eviction cases filed
to about two-thirds of their pre-pandemic levels. The EDP dramatically increased in April through December of
the number of tenants receiving legal assistance and representation in eviction 2020 compared to the same
cases. During the program’s operation (July to December 2020), tenants in 32% of timeframe in 2019
all eviction cases filed received some level of legal assistance. In cases where legal
aid provided extensive services, 97% of tenants avoided eviction.

36%
increases in incidents of domestic violence
In times of disaster, the rates and severity of domestic violence tend to increase.
There are many reasons for this increase such as heightened uncertainty, isolation,
forced togetherness in households, and an inability to leave the home. Being in
the same space 24 hours a day increases opportunities for an abuser to control
and monitor their victim and offers more chances for physical and psychological
violence. Volatile situations may escalate because of fewer interactions in
businesses, workplaces, and other public spaces with people who could intervene
of women experience
or report abuses.
physical violence, rape, or
stalking in their lifetime
In Michigan, 36% of women experience intimate partner physical violence, rape,
or stalking in their lifetime. During COVID-19, many counties across Michigan have
seen an increase in the number of domestic violence occurrences. This corresponds
with a recent national study that found there was an 8% increase in the number
of domestic violence incidents during 2020. The Michigan Coalition to End Sexual

92%
and Domestic Violence expresses concerns that further increases in rates are still
to come.
Understanding that this year’s increase in numbers most likely reflects the tip of
the iceberg, this has significant impact for preparing to assist homeless families
within Michigan. Domestic violence was the most common reason women gave for
their homelessness in 2017. A comprehensive 2005 study found that one in four
homeless women became homeless after experiencing violence. In 2012, 28 percent of homeless mothers reported
of cities cited domestic violence as a leading cause of homelessness among families experiencing physical or
with children. Half of all homeless women and children reported experiencing sexual assault
physical violence, and 92% of homeless mothers reported experiencing physical
or sexual assault.
 Innovative Responses To The Pandemic
Shelter operations were profoundly impacted by COVID-19 and frequently
had to innovate quickly. Many programs continued to operate during the
pandemic with additional concerns and responsibilities including:

reduced capacity spread out staff

to support social across new space
distancing

screened clients instituted mask

daily for symptoms rules for clients

created isolation and

quarantine spaces implemented new
for clients who were and intensive
COVID-19 positive, cleaning protocols
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exposed, or at risk

experienced staff dealt with a loss

shortages of volunteers

New community and regional partnerships were formed and existing partnerships were strengthened through their collective
COVID response. Shelters, health departments, and community partners pooled physical, financial and human resources
to provide safe environments for both clients and staff. Health department representatives distributed Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) to programs, visited shelters and off-site locations to offer technical guidance for set-ups, and provided the
8 response system with recommendations for virus mitigation and cleaning strategies. Prioritizing testing for people experiencing
homelessness was encouraged and regular communication between the health department and the homeless response system
became the status quo in many areas of the state and new relationships were forged to help respond to local needs.
shelter response with testing staff and clients
(Aug 31-Dec 31st)
MDHHS, in partnership with their state contractor, began offering on-site
COVID testing to shelters in late August 2020. Between August and the end
of the year, over 8,600 COVID-19 tests were administered to clients and staff
throughout Michigan at shelter facilities.

street outreach innovations

Street outreach teams continued operating in their communities reaching out
to and advocating for the unsheltered. Providers distributed information on
COVID-19, testing sites, and shelter, as well as handwashing kits and PPE. They
developed communication strategies that encouraged social distancing while
maintaining client engagement to keep people connected and receiving up-
to-date information. In communities that developed curfews, outreach teams
advocated with local government to ensure that any homeless person found
on the street was brought to a shelter instead of taken to jail. In communities
where many unsheltered individuals were hesitant to enter congregate settings
due to fear of the virus, outreach teams continued their case management and
service coordination to try to help people stay safe.

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use of technology to work with clients, and peers across
the state
Everyone who has worked in the homeless response system during 2020
became quick studies of how to use technology to do their jobs safely.
Practically overnight, non-essential workers were sent home and providers were
forced to adopt new ways to meet with clients, peers, landlords, community
partners and funders. Meetings and training shifted to online platforms and
communication styles changed quickly to adapt to these new tools.
Some technologies were highly beneficial to clients, including those that
allowed clients to sign documents electronically without needing to come
into an office, or those that allowed for video housing reviews, reducing
the number of people who need to be present to assess the habitability of
potential housing. On the systems level, more people were able to attend
state and national conferences that might have been previously impossible
due to time and financial constraints, and more people were able to have their 9
voices heard in meetings that they didn’t have to drive to attend.
 Challenges
overview

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Housing and homeless service providers were confronted with several challenges they had to navigate, especially early in the
pandemic. Across the state, service providers collaborated with local health departments and emergency response systems to
craft a coordinated response and ensure that services were being provided safely.

access to personal protective equipment (ppe)

At the beginning of the pandemic, many housing and homeless service providers did not have access to

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the PPE they needed to provide services safely and efficiently. For the programs that did have access to
PPE, they needed to be trained on how to use it properly.

finding and maintaining staff

Like many industries during the pandemic, housing and homeless service providers were confronted with
the huge challenge of finding and maintaining staff during the height of the pandemic. Many programs

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had to onboard staff virtually which they had never done before.

identifying locations to quarantine

One of the unique challenges the pandemic presented service providers with was finding safe places for
clients to safely quarantine if they were ill or had been exposed to somebody who was ill. Many service
providers created relationships with local hotels or motels to use for quarantine. However, in many cases,

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there was not enough supply to meet demand.
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a lack of access to rental units

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Michigan needs over 200,000 rental units for
extremely low-income renters¹ and the pandemic intensified that need. Agencies saw rental offices close,
and then slowly reopen throughout the year. While the eviction moratoriums provided stability for people
currently housed, ironically, some communities rely on evictions to free up units. This posed an issue for

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people seeking housing in certain communities.

lack of capacity among shelter providers

Lastly, shifting to non-congregate settings such as hotels or motels and physical distancing in congregate
shelters led to reduced capacity to meet the need. According to Michigan 2-1-1 data, roughly half of those
requesting vouchers to stay in a hotel or motel could not be provided a referral because there was no
service available. Simply put, some communities around the state were at a disadvantage because the
option for allowing people to stay in a hotel or motel was not available at all. Rural communities faced
the same challenge but for a different reason. Many hotels shut down during the height of the pandemic,
however, when they did start to reopen they were unavailable for quarantine purposes due to high
demand.
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People Who Experienced Homelessness
For The First Time In 2020
overview
Uncertainty is the overwhelming condition of people experiencing homelessness. In 2020 16,050 people* who found themselves
homeless for the first time in their lives, endured the added anxiety that comes with a global pandemic. For many, a lost job or
a decrease in hours led to homelessness with little prospect of finding new employment. Families had to navigate change to
the way children attended classes. Twenty-two percent of people experiencing homelessness for the first time in 2020 were
children under age 18.

14%
African racial disparities
44% American
People of color have historically experienced homelessness
at a disproportionate rate and racial disparities were evident
74%
White again in 2020. Black people represent 14% of the total
46% Michigan population. However, 44% of those experiencing first
time homelessness were Black. White people account for 74%
5.6% of the total population, but only 46% of first time homeless
Latinx
6% identified as White. According to the 2020 census, Michigan
Hispanic residents have increased from 4.4% in 2010 to 5.6%
in 2020. Slightly more than 6% of the people who experienced
Michigan's total population
homelessness for the first time in 2020 were Hispanic.
First Time Homeless

22%
children under age 18
Twenty-two percent of people experiencing homelessness for

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the first time in 2020 were children under age 18. Emergency
shelters were pushed to the limit while following protocols for
social distancing and keeping already vulnerable people safe
and healthy.
children under the age 18

20%
domestic violence
Domestic violence shelters provided shelter throughout the
pandemic at a rate like prior years. Evidence points to an
increase in domestic violence during the pandemic. In
2020, 20% of people experiencing homelessness for the first
time in Michigan were victims of domestic violence.

were victims of domestic violence

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* This information encompasses HUD System Performance Measure 1 (see next page for Measures 2-4)
 System Performance Measures
overview
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) established a series of system performance measures in
the reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2009 to help communities gauge their progress
in preventing and ending homelessness. Michigan has determined that four core measures will form the basis for how it
evaluates statewide progress. Regular evaluation of the core measures is a central part of the action plan for Michigan’s
Campaign to End Homelessness.

For Measure 1 please see the previous page.

measure 2

55 59
2019 2020
Total length of time within a homeless experience
considering time spent in shelters and not on the streets
or in unfit places.
Average length of Average length of
objective time homeless (days) time homeless (days)
Decrease the average length of time people experience
homelessness

measure 3 8% 3%
Percentage of clients exiting to stable housing or retaining
permanent housing.* Street Shelters, transitional
Outreach and rapid re-housing

objective
0%
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Increase the percentage of persons successfully exiting

to stable housing or retaining permanent housing
Permanent housing
(excludes rapid re-housing)

measure 4
Number of persons who have a new homeless episode
3% 0% 2%
within a two-year period after exiting to stable housing. Shelters Street Total Returns
Outreach

objective

1% 3%
Decrease the percentage of persons who are returning
to homelessness after exiting to stable housing

Permanent Transitional
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* Street outreach, shelters, transitional housing and rapid re-housing percentages of clients exiting to stable housing. Permanent housing percentage of
clients exiting or retaining permanent housing.
Homeless Demographics Summary
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PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (CY 2020)

Homeless Client Adults

Literally 1st Time Adult Youth Adults Seniors
Characteristics Veterans with
Homeless Homeless Only 18-24 25-54 55+
(HMIS Data Only) Children

Unique Number of Clients for 2019* 38,247 20,213 2,228 23,988 13,586 3,991 18,549 6,210

Unique Number of Clients for 2020* 30,805 16,050 1,827 20,046 9,930 3,229 14,958 5,289

Change from Prior Year -19% -21% -18% -16% -27% -19% -19% -15%

Number of Adults 23,404 12,296 1,827 20,046 3,618 3,229 14,958 5,289

Number of Children 7,172 3,620 N/A N/A 6,312 N/A N/A N/A

Number of Households 22,704 12,094 1,772 19,124 3,004 2,943 13,934 5,079

Gender
Female 42% 41% 7% 33% 60% 55% 41% 25%

Male 57% 58% 93% 67% 39% 44% 58% 75%

Trans Female (MTF or Male to

<1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% <1% <1%
Female)

Trans Male (FTM or Female to Male) <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%

Gender non-conforming (i.e. not

<1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
exclusively male or female)

Race
American Indian or Alaska Native 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

Asian <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% <1% <1%

Black or African American 46% 44% 44% 43% 52% 51% 41% 47%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

<1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Islander

White 44% 46% 49% 49% 36% 38% 51% 47%

Multi-racial 7% 7% 5% 6% 10% 8% 6% 4%

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino 92% 93% 97% 94% 92% 90% 94% 95%

Hispanic/Latino 6% 6% 3% 5% 7% 8% 6% 4%

Indefinite and Impairing Disabilities

Physical disability 8% 8% 25% 11% 2% 2% 8% 20%

Developmental disability 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1%

Chronic health condition 5% 4% 13% 6% 2% 1% 5% 11%

HIV/AIDS <1% <1% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%

Mental health problem 12% 10% 22% 17% 4% 12% 15% 18%

Substance abuse 4% 3% 15% 6% <1% 2% 5% 8%

* The number of unique clients in each category is only from clients that were assisted in emergency shelter, safe haven, street outreach, and transitional
housing projects. Other projects types were not included so that the State of Michigan's homeless numbers align better to federal reporting standards.
The data in these tables comes from the MSHMIS Data Warehouse Project which pulls data from Michigan’s Homeless Management Information System.
This data represents people who received services in Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, Transitional Housing and Street Outreach during 2020.
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