GUAM HOMELESS POINT-IN-TIME COUNT, 2013 Guam Homeless Coalition and The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority Prepared by University of Guam School of Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty: Margaret Hattori-Uchima, PhD, RN Maosheng Ran, PhD, MD Ana Joy Mendez, PhD, RN July 2013 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5 Background: ............................................................................................................................... 5 Definition of Homelessness........................................................................................................ 6 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 6 Planning and Preparation ......................................................................................................... 6 Survey Instrument ...................................................................................................................... 7 Recruitment and Training ......................................................................................................... 9 Assembling PIT Count Teams ................................................................................................. 11 Count Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 12 Findings: Guam Unsheltered Homeless Populations .............................................................. 14 Table 1: Unsheltered Homeless Individuals and Families by Household ............................. 14 Table 2: Homeless by Gender .................................................................................................. 14 Table 3: Homeless Persons by Village..................................................................................... 15 Table 4: Homeless Households by Village .............................................................................. 15 Table 5: Homeless by Age ........................................................................................................ 16 Table 6: Homeless by Ethnicity ............................................................................................... 16 Table 7: Total Persons per Household .................................................................................... 17 Table 8: Summary of Nighttime Residence by Household ..................................................... 18 Table 9: Detail of Nighttime Residence by Households ......................................................... 18 Table 10: Chronic Homeless .................................................................................................... 19 Table 11: Homeless Veterans................................................................................................... 19 Table 12: Homeless with Disabilities and Other Illnesses ...................................................... 19 Table 13: Other Subpopulations .............................................................................................. 19 Table 14: Reasons for Homelessness by Head of Household ................................................ 20 Table 15: English Language Ability ........................................................................................ 20 Table 16: Employment by Gender of Head of Household ...................................................... 21 3 Table 17: Sources of Income in the Last 6 Months ................................................................ 21 Table 18: Barriers to Obtaining a Job ..................................................................................... 22 Table 19: Services (Have and Need) by Head of Household .................................................. 22 Characteristics of Sheltered Homeless ...................................................................................... 23 Table 20: Homeless Shelters .................................................................................................... 23 Table 21: Sheltered Homeless by Households and Persons ................................................... 24 Table 22: Sheltered Homeless Veterans .................................................................................. 24 Table 23: Other Homeless Subpopulations (Sheltered) .......................................................... 24 Change in Sheltered and Unsheltered Homeless 2011 and 2013 ............................................ 24 Table 24: Total Homeless......................................................................................................... 24 Table 25: Detail of Sheltered and Unsheltered Changes in Homeless .................................. 25 Table 26: Change in Certain Subpopulations 2011-2013 ...................................................... 27 Table 27: Change in Total Unsheltered Homeless Persons by Village .................................. 27 Table 28: Homeless by Ethnicity (Unsheltered Persons)........................................................ 28 Debriefing and Recommendations for Future PIT Counts .................................................... 29 Appendix A: Point in Time Count/Survey 2013 Tool .............................................................. 32 Appendix B Villages: Site Names .............................................................................................. 34 Appendix C: List of Volunteers/Participants/Organizations .................................................. 40 Appendix D: List of Tables ........................................................................................................ 43 4 Acknowledgements The Guam Homeless Coalition (GHC) and the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) express their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the many people who contributed to the 2013 Point-in-time Count and to the completion of this report. Many volunteers, businesses, government agencies, and private organizations contributed their time and resources to plan and implement a successful Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Thank you to the Mayor’s Council of Guam for coordinating with the volunteers to locate homeless in their villages. Many organizations donated resources to provide gift bags to the homeless. These bags were distributed on the day of the count. These generous donors include: Bank of Guam Calvo’s Insurance Mrs. Joanne Camacho, Former First Lady of Guam Fiesta Resort Guam Hilton Guam Resort and Spa iConnect King’s Restaurant Market Wholesale Distributors McDonald’s of Guam Oxygene: Ms. Shelly Calvo Pay-Less Markets, Inc. Pizza Hut/Taco Bell IP&E Guam (Shell) Subway South Pacific Petroleum Corporation 76 ® Appendix D includes the listing of all volunteers who participated in the count activities. Thank you for your time and effort in helping to reach out to as many homeless individuals and families possible. Your dedication and hard work enables the Coalition to continue its efforts to provide services to those in need and to reach the goal of ending homelessness. 5 Introduction Background: The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) commissioned the 2013 Point- in-Time (PIT) Count to determine the number of unsheltered and sheltered homeless persons on Guam. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandates all recipients of Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Programs funds to conduct PIT Count biennially. The Guam PIT Count was conducted, in part, to obtain the necessary data for HUD and was held on January 25, 2013. GHURA and the Guam Homeless Coalition (GHC) took the lead in planning, training, and conducting the PIT count. The Salvation Army Guam Corps Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) department was responsible for collecting the surveys and entry of the data and preparation for analysis. University of Guam (UOG) School of Nursing and Health Science faculty collaborated with the GHC to analyze the data, and prepare the final report. Objectives: The objectives of the PIT Count were to provide GHURA and other agencies involved in working with the homeless population: A count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on Guam; An estimate of the number of homeless individuals who live alone and in groups; An estimate of the number of chronic homeless persons according to the HUD definition; An estimate of the number of homeless Veterans on Guam; Demographic data and other characteristics of the homeless population on Guam including: gender, ethnicity, age, reasons for becoming homeless, health conditions identified by homeless, barriers faced in obtaining employment, services identified as needed by homeless individuals, and sources of income. 6 Definition of Homelessness: According to HUD1 the definition of homeless is an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes individuals and families “with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground” on the night designated for the count. (14) This also includes individuals and families