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Table 15.V

Homeless Families and Adults, Service Indicators - New York City

Families

  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20021
Average number in
temporary housing
3,196 4,525 5,229 5,543 5,599 5,640 5,693 5,325 4,508 4,802 5,029 5,563 6,985
  Hotels 358 695 1,073 1,122 1,047 974 944 848 613 652 913 NAP NAP
  Specialized residences 201 225 379 395 416 404 360 310 306 315 332 329 511
  Family centers and Tier II Facilities 2,175 3,108 3,579 3,892 3,839 3,965 4,089 3,917 3,481 3,573 3,570 3,593 3,535
  Tier I Facilities 462 497 198 NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP NAP
  Conditional Placement NAP 2 NAP  NAP  70 297 297 300 250 108 262 214 1,643d 2,939
Families entering temporary housing NA NA NA 14,691 13,212 10,996 9,450 10,437 4,622a 6,342 5,757 6,362 8,437
Average days in temporary housing 147 160 NA NA 197 207 223 265 306 257 285 312 315
Families relocated to permanent housing 4,437 4,225 4,364 4,557 5,466 4,504 4,695 4,285 4,178 3,569 3,787 3,349 3,614
 

Adults

  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Average persons lodged per night 8,750 8,212 7,286 6,785 6,328 6,219 6,848 7,119 6,996 6,775 6,792 7,187 7,662
  Men 7,400 6,913 6,043 5,586 5,231 5,083 5,623 5,800 5,644 5,339 5,379 5,547 5,920
  Women 1,350 1,299 1,243 1,199 1,097 1,136 1,225 1,319 1,352 1,436 1,634 1,640 1,742
Placements to permanent housing 1,795 1,918 2,137 2,351 1,209 1,492 1,934 1,407 1,236 1,847 1,341 1,404 1,477
Clients placed in outside employment 742 571 747 618 571 468 568 729 617 727 440 278  
Clients accepted for SSI through DHS 197 417 335 344 412 256 142 NA NA NA NA NA NA
1Data beyond 2002 is unavailable
2 Not Applicable
 
Source: 
Citizen Budget Commission. Agency Indicators. Social Services. Department of Homeless Service.

 

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