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Resources: Homeless Count 2009 Findings


10% less than 2007

Literal Homelessness Supplement

People who are living on the streets, in places not meant for human habitation, in shelters or in transitional housing programs.

  • 2009 data depicts a continued trend of reducing the number of people literally homeless.
  • In general the trend also shows a reduction in households with and without children.
  • The number of literally homeless children reduced by 33% since 2003 (from 1477 down to 994).

CHART: Literally Homeless Comparisons
Literally Homeless Chart

Regional Data

Click here for a chart of regional populations 2003 – 2009.

Families with children that are literally homeless showed decreases in every area of the County ranging from 6.5% reduction in Berkeley to a 43.4% reduction in the South and East combined portion of the County.

Compared to 2003, households without children make up an increasing proportion of the literally homeless. This was true in every area of the County except Berkeley.

(See more about adults vs. households with children here)

Reasons for the Decreases

  • Many emergency shelter programs now emphasize a “housing first” approach which prioritizes finding people permanent housing by the end of their shelter stays.
  • Affordable housing developers have built 125 units of permanent housing targeted to the homeless including Lorenzo Creek (32 units in Castro Valley), Madison at 14th (20 units for transition age youth in Oakland), and Carmen Avenue (30 units in Livermore). Click here for a complete list.
  • Alameda Point Collaborative and others have converted dozens of transitional housing units to permanent affordable housing wherever possible.

For information on disability and other subpopulations click here.

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Downloads

Download a PDF of the Information packet from 2009 Homeless Count Data Release