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33 <br /> 1 Travis Myren said the number of clients is increasing over time. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Slide #44 <br /> Human Services <br /> Crotid Weather Shelter <br /> — operated 9 nights between February 3 and March 20. 2023 <br /> — Served 80 guests <br /> Wjhts of Operadon kumberotOijesisa Caldwsaftrshstlaropenedwhen nl w4 temporatweswe <br /> farecastto be be my 32 degrees <br /> Feb3 G Operated atSoutlyem Human Serwkes <br /> Feb 4 B <br /> $toffedbytemporary pors l <br /> Feb 17 11 <br /> FY'2023-24BudgL-ITecommendscoT&tnuingtheprogmsnafa <br /> March 13 6 caatof�14,46B <br /> Mareh 14 11 <br /> March'14 a <br /> March 1.8 6 <br /> March 19 12 �. <br /> March 20 9 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Chair Bedford asked if a space should be available at the 203 project for the cold <br /> 6 weather shelter. <br /> 7 Travis Myren said staff can look into that. <br /> 8 Commissioner Richards said there was a department request for staffing at SHSC and <br /> 9 asked why that was not included. <br /> 10 Corey Root said there is currently a part-time employee at SHSC that acts as the first <br /> 11 point of contact, but the request was to make this a full-time person because of the increase in <br /> 12 the number of clients. <br /> 13 Commissioner Richards asked year to date, what are the actuals on the number of <br /> 14 clients and calls, etc. and what projections are close to actuals. <br /> 15 Kelly Guadalupe said YTD, there are 7,325 clients. She said that there have been <br /> 16 14,150 calls, 9,672 emails,1,254 walk-ins, and 508 coordinated entries and those are combined <br /> 17 between SHSC and Whitted. <br /> 18 Commissioner Richards said it would be helpful to have it by location. <br /> 19 Corey Root said it is double the number of coordinated entries from a couple of years <br /> 20 ago. She said this means they are currently experiencing homelessness or housing in jeopardy <br /> 21 within 2 weeks. She said that a vast majority are not at risk by the federal definition of <br /> 22 homelessness. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br />