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23 <br /> Slide#6 <br /> PIT counted 126 people on one night, how <br /> many in 12 months? <br /> 266 Peoppleentering <br /> shelterand s <br /> housing prng rams xse <br /> experiencing <br /> xperien ping m 3a � t <br /> 211 experiena ng <br /> h theUrne or <br /> the first time _ <br /> hale stt�in onrylar�hgre arperienwy Momtksvress iw rhr Ant tlm! <br /> • %total that experienced homelessness for the first time <br /> 2018 2019 2020 <br /> 72% 63% 75% 79% 79% <br /> • Shelter,Transitional Housing, & Permanent Housing <br /> • Homeless for first time = no entries for 24 months prior <br /> Commissioner Greene said the percentage of people experiencing homelessness for the <br /> first time seems to correlate with COVID and asked if Rachel Waltz believes there is a relationship. <br /> Rachel Waltz said she doesn't have a lot of insight into that relationship. She said that was <br /> also before coordinated entry was established in the homeless services system in the county, so <br /> it could be there were access issues prior to that implementation. <br /> Chair Bedford said a lot of people in the service industry could've been in a position where <br /> they couldn't make rent during the pandemic. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there is data on how many of those people were <br /> formerly incarcerated. <br /> Rachel Waltz said she will follow up with the information after discussing it with the <br /> Criminal Justice Resources Department. <br /> Slide #7 <br /> aboutWhat do we know people <br /> s homelessness? <br /> Orange County <br /> ,' Parttiershipto <br /> End Namelessness <br />