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22 <br /> Slide#12 <br /> OCPEH - Performance Measures* <br /> HouseholdsNumber of . r <br /> peopleReturning to homelessness in 1 year: 7%(1 pt. decrease) <br /> Number of <br /> Nationally:18% <br /> Chronically Homeless: 26(8%decrease) <br /> Entering Shelter/Homelessness: 40 <br /> First time homeless: 274 <br /> (Both Highest Ever) <br /> Median days homeless: 288(13%decrease) <br /> Median time in shelter: 56 0' <br /> *All numbers from 2023 Point-In-Time(PIT)Count <br /> Danielle Butler OCPEH Manager n ORANGE COUNTY <br /> d butier@o angecountync.gov O HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> Blake Rosser said the data from this year's point-in-time count conducted in January will <br /> be available soon. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked Blake Rosser to speak to what is driving people entering <br /> homelessness. <br /> Blake Rosser said he can only speak anecdotally, but believes it is due to the end of <br /> COVID-era benefits combined with a huge spike in housing prices, both rental and homeowner. <br /> Commissioner McKee said if staff could identify the driving factor ahead of time, it might <br /> intervention could happen before people become homeless. <br /> Blake Rosser said his counterpart in Raleigh spoke about their approach which includes <br /> lowering the cost of housing combined with increasing incomes. He said that requires a lot of <br /> funding sources that are not accessible here. <br /> Slide #13 <br /> nORANGE COUNTY <br /> �► HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br />