homelessness in montgomery county:
by the numbers
In 2012, 4,091 people stayed at least one night in one of the community’s gateway shelters – Daybreak, Gettysburg Gateway for Men or St. Vincent Gateway for Women & Children.
There were 667 families (1,725 people), 2,270 single adults, and 96 unaccompanied minors.
Just under one-third (30%) of the households sheltered at the two adult shelters stayed in shelter for 7 nights or less. (However this does not include households who were sheltered by the YWCA.)
The chronically homeless, defined as single adults with a disability who live on the street or in shelters for extended periods of time, make up only 3% of all homeless persons in our community. However, their heavy use of shelters, emergency rooms, the Jail and other community services is very costly.
There were 5% more households sheltered in 2012 compared to 2011, with increases for all type of households but single men. The largest increase was for unaccompanied minors, which increased 23%. Family households increased by 21%, single women increased by 10%, and single men decreased by less than one percent. The total number of people homeless is lower in 2012 than 2010 but within that number the proportions have shifted with fewer families homeless in 2010 and more single adults.
There were 667 families (1,725 people), 2,270 single adults, and 96 unaccompanied minors.
Just under one-third (30%) of the households sheltered at the two adult shelters stayed in shelter for 7 nights or less. (However this does not include households who were sheltered by the YWCA.)
The chronically homeless, defined as single adults with a disability who live on the street or in shelters for extended periods of time, make up only 3% of all homeless persons in our community. However, their heavy use of shelters, emergency rooms, the Jail and other community services is very costly.
There were 5% more households sheltered in 2012 compared to 2011, with increases for all type of households but single men. The largest increase was for unaccompanied minors, which increased 23%. Family households increased by 21%, single women increased by 10%, and single men decreased by less than one percent. The total number of people homeless is lower in 2012 than 2010 but within that number the proportions have shifted with fewer families homeless in 2010 and more single adults.