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Agency Department of Housing and Community Development (165)
Measure Name Number of homeless households securing permanent housing
Measure Last Modified
08-22-2022 01:02 p.m.
Measure Last Published
08-26-2022 11:49 a.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
Service providers submit quarterly and annual reports indicating the status of households that leave their programs.  
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative Priority Strategy
Health and Family Children and Families Promote strategies that encourage a culture of health through stable housing, access to high-quality health care and proper nutrition.
Veterans and Military Families Homeless Increase affordable housing opportunities and veterans support programs.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code Service Area Name
45804 Homeless Assistance
Targets and Baselines
Name Date Result Note
Baseline 3102.0
Short Target 2025 None
Long Target 2027 None None
Results
Year Result Note
2006 5,291 The more difficult economic conditions are making it harder to move people into permanent housing. This may be especially true for service and construction workers who are losing employment now. The goal was exceeded due to the use of Federal Stimulus Funds.
2007 4,844 The more difficult economic conditions are making it harder to move people into permanent housing. This may be especially true for service and construction workers who are losing employment now. The goal was exceeded due to the use of Federal Stimulus Funds.
2008 4,368 The more difficult economic conditions are making it harder to move people into permanent housing. This may be especially true for service and construction workers who are losing employment now. The goal was exceeded due to the use of Federal Stimulus Funds.
2009 4,056 The more difficult economic conditions are making it harder to move people into permanent housing. This may be especially true for service and construction workers who are losing employment now. The goal was exceeded due to the use of Federal Stimulus Funds.
2010 4,333 The more difficult economic conditions are making it harder to move people into permanent housing. This may be especially true for service and construction workers who are losing employment now. The goal was exceeded due to the use of Federal Stimulus Funds.
2011 4,669 The more difficult economic conditions are making it harder to move people into permanent housing. This may be especially true for service and construction workers who are losing employment now. The goal was exceeded due to the use of Federal Stimulus Funds.
2012 4,362 The target was exceeded through the use of Homeless Prevention & Rapid Rehousing federal stimulus from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. These ARRA funds cease to be available at the end of FY 2012.
2013 5,031 DHCD exceeded the target by 14+. In addition to the performance measures outlined here, homelessness in Virginia decreased by 16 percent between 2010 and 2013. This significant decrease corresponds to the timeframe in which DHCD made significant changes in homeless services models.
2014 5,436 DHCD exceeded the target by 24+. In addition to the performance measures outlined here, homelessness in Virginia decreased by nearly 8 percent between 2013 and 2014. This significant decrease corresponds to the timeframe in which DHCD made significant changes in homeless services models.
2015 4,887 There was a reduction in funding in the Rapid Re-Housing program for FY 15. The overall number of persons experiencing homelessness in the January 2015 point-in-time count did not decrease significantly from the January 2014 count. Several factors may have contributed to this. At the local level, communities continue to improve their outreach efforts and methodologies for conducting the point-in-time count. As a result, the count in January revealed an increase of 17.5 percent in unsheltered persons. While this is disturbing, it is important that this issue has been identified and can now be addressed. Also, rapid re-housing is the primary tool for getting people out of shelter and into permanent housing quickly. DHCD has encouraged and incentivized this best practice model over the last several years. DHCD lost $500,000 in general fund for rapid re-housing in fiscal year 2015. It is important to note that approximately two percent fewer persons were in shelter which may indicate that people were “moving through the system” and into permanent housing more quickly. That is the desired outcome. The four percent increase in persons in emergency shelter coupled with the 15 percent decrease in persons in transitional housing would seem to support this as well. While the number of households securing permanent housing and averting homelessness decreased from 2014, it is possible, and perhaps likely, that the 2015 numbers are more accurate. Data collection methods have improved at the local and state levels minimizing duplication. However, without a statewide homeless management information system (HMIS) statewide data collection will continue to be a manual compilation of local and organizational level data leaving many opportunities for human error.
2016 6,105 The General Assembly restored funding levels that positively impact the number of households assisted during the reporting period. In addition, statewide initiatives have improved overall program implementation and best practice with assisting households to obtain and maintain permanent housing. However, without a statewide homeless management information system (HMIS) statewide data collection will continue to be a manual compilation of local and organizational level data leaving many opportunities for human error. Therefore, DHCD's ability to accurately report the data would be enhanced by a new HMIS system.
2017 5,618 Statewide initiatives have improved overall program implementation and best practice with assisting households to obtain and maintain permanent housing. However, without statewide homeless data, planning is limited and data collection will continue to be a manual compilation of local and organizational level data. Therefore, DHCD's ability to respond to homelessness and to accurately report on the challenges and results of efforts would be enhanced by the availability of statewide homeless data.
2018 6,127 Statewide initiatives have improved overall program implementation and best practice with assisting households to obtain and maintain permanent housing. However, without statewide homeless data, planning is limited and data collection will continue to be a manual compilation of local and organizational level data. Therefore, DHCD's ability to respond to homelessness and to accurately report on the challenges and results of efforts would be enhanced by the availability of statewide homeless data.
2019 8,396 Statewide initiatives have improved overall program implementation and best practice with assisting households to obtain and maintain permanent housing. However, without statewide homeless data, planning is limited and data collection will continue to be a manual compilation of local and organizational level data. Therefore, DHCD's ability to respond to homelessness and to accurately report on the challenges and results of efforts would be enhanced by the availability of statewide homeless data.
2020 8,083 Statewide initiatives have improved overall program implementation and best practice with assisting households to obtain and maintain permanent housing. However, without statewide homeless data, planning is limited and data collection will continue to be a manual compilation of local and organizational level data. Therefore, DHCD's ability to respond to homelessness and to accurately report on the challenges and results of efforts would be enhanced by the availability of statewide homeless data.
2021
2022
2023
Measure ID 16545804.001.001
Measure Class Other Agency
Measure Type Outcome
Year Type State FY
Preferred Trend Increase
Frequency Annually
Statistical Unit Number of Households Served
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