Background: On January 19, 1999, a single point in time count of Dallas homeless persons took place. The following programs participated in the count:
- Family Gateway Shelter
- Trinity Works Transitional Housing
- Promise House Shelter
- Promise House Transitional
- Union Gospel Mission
- Austin Street Shelter
- Family Gateway Transitional Apartments
- Salvation Army Shelter
- Salvation Army Treatment Program
- Genesis
- Interfaith Housing
- Reconciliation Outreach
- Victory Outreach
- Victory Transitional
- LifeNet Perm Housing
- Family Place Shelter
- Family Place Transitional
- Trinity Works SROs
- Housing Crisis Center Emergency Shelter
- Housing Crisis Center Transitional
- Shared Housing
- Operation Relief Center Transitional
- Ruff House
- Dallas Life Foundation
- Oasis Housing
- Exodus Transitional Housing
- CASA
- VA Dom
- City Shelter Plus Care 1 & 2
- City/County Transitional 1, 2, and 3
- Dallas County Jail
- ASDPerm Housing
- Outside homeless sites
* 2200 persons completed survey sheets - data is drawn from these surveys
Total Persons Counted (Includes unaccompanied youth and children)
Total Counted
3098
Individuals
2200
Adults in Families
298
Children in Families
600
Unaccompanied youth
(Also included in individual and family counts)
42
Count by Ethnicity
African American
1810
White
898
Hispanic
380
Native American
10
Count by Gender
Males
1496
Females
1002
DEMOGRAPHICS
Special Populations - self-report
- Chronic Substance Abusers
500
- Seriously Mentally Ill
375
- Dual Diagnosis
160
- Veterans
250
- Persons Living with AIDS
335
- Domestic Violence Victims
175
- Unaccompanied Youth
75
- Ex-Offenders
200
Homeless Families with Children
Total number of families
298
Number of persons in families
898
Number of children with parents
600
Number of single parent families
295
Ages of children with parents
- 0 to 5
312
- 5 to 13
240
- 13 to 18
48
157 Single Males reported having 200 minor children not in their custody
First time homeless
208
Mediam age when first homeless
29
Housing Status Individuals
Shelter Housed
1400
Housing Programs
718
Outside / Other
82
Housing Status Families
Shelter Housed
184
Housing Programs
114
Outside / Other
None counted
SINGLE MALES
Ethnicity
- African American
60%
- White
25%
- Hispanic
15%
Special Needs
Substance Abuse
17%
Mental Illness
11%
Persons Living with AIDS
8%
Data
Youngest single male was 17 and the oldest was 72
Veterans make up 11% of the male population
82% are from Dallas or have lived here more than five years
The average time homeless is 10 months
90% are high school graduates
20% work at part-time jobs
SINGLE FEMALES
Ethnicity
- African American
44%
- White
40%
- Hispanic
12%
- Native American
4%
Special Needs
Mental Illness
27%
Substance Abuse
18%
Domestic Violence
17%
Persons Living with AIDS
5%
Data
Youngest single female was 18 and the oldest was 67
60% were homeless than 6 months
16% have minor children not in their custody
98% are high school graduates
25% were working in temporary jobs
CHRONIC HOMELESS PERSONS: A SUMMARY OF THE 1999 STREET COUNT
Number of persons counted and interviewed in outside/street locations:
- Total Counted / Interviewed:
82
Ethnicity
African American
42
White
33
Hispanic
7
Gender
Males
78
Females
4
Ages
18-30
8
30-40
22
40-60
30
60+
4
How Long Homeless
Minimum
2 years
Maximum
10 years
Average
5 years
Subpopulations
Substance abusers
79
Persons Living with AIDS
3
Hepatitis C
1
All 82 had used at least 2 shelters since becoming homeless.
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