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23 <br /> 1 Slide #6 <br /> PIT counted 126 people on one night, how <br /> many in 12 months? <br /> 12' 329 <br /> People entering H + <br /> 266 shelter and 2�� <br /> housingprograms • xss6+ <br /> e <br /> ple <br /> xperien-ang <br /> homelessness for 211 <br /> �. 9 <br /> the first time an_ <br /> RNople VerRM Gl antlmr■IVmpfe eapelielrnryM7mdee�SfarlhtRnrtlm2 <br /> • %total that experienced homelessness for the first time <br /> �� �- <br /> 72% 63% 75% 79% 79% <br /> • Shelter,Transitional Housing, & Permanent Housing <br /> Homeless for first time = no entries for 24 months prior <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene said the percentage of people experiencing homelessness for the <br /> 4 first time seems to correlate with COVID and asked if Rachel Waltz believes there is a relationship. <br /> 5 Rachel Waltz said she doesn't have a lot of insight into that relationship. She said that was <br /> 6 also before coordinated entry was established in the homeless services system in the county, so <br /> 7 it could be there were access issues prior to that implementation. <br /> 8 Chair Bedford said a lot of people in the service industry could've been in a position where <br /> 9 they couldn't make rent during the pandemic. <br /> 10 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there is data on how many of those people were <br /> 11 formerly incarcerated. <br /> 12 Rachel Waltz said she will follow up with the information after discussing it with the <br /> 13 Criminal Justice Resources Department. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Slide #7 <br /> What do we ki Mw-M9RMrr-pFM@ <br /> experiencing homelessness? <br /> Parrnership is <br /> �i End Homelessness <br /> 16 <br />