The Homeless Management Information System Annual Reports are now available for review under the Homeless Management information tab. Below you will find highlights from the reports. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments on the information provided at (518) 489-4130
Allyson Thiessen, HMIS System Administrator x103
Andra Zubkovs, HMIS Associate, x112
Homeless Service Trends in the Capital District:
Comparing 2009 and 2010 Annual Data for Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Saratoga Counties
Changes in Individual/Family Type
The increased service of families in Albany County and Saratoga County (decline in family service in Schenectady, constant in Rensselaer) shows HPRP’s effect on family service depends on what service type was predominate before the program began. Saratoga generally lacks family shelter and DSS does not participate in HMIS, so HPRP numbers have increased the service of families.
Likewise, youth service dropped as a percent of all services, from 22.1% to just 13% since youth were not eligible for service. However, family services (especially women) were predominating in Schenectady, so the additional HPRP services brought an impact to individuals. In fact, service to individual females increased from 26.6% to 32.3% With increased family service came increased service to female household heads – female service equalized from 44% to 52% of total.
Educational Attainment of Clients Served
Saratoga – Post-secondary school levels increased from 5.4% to 10.7%
Albany – More modest increase in post-secondary school attainment from 5.4% to 7.1%
Monthly Income Sources at Admission
Overall, clients were more likely to have earned income, and less likely to have no income at all. In Albany, percent of clients with earned income increased from 12.1% to 18%. Rensselaer providers saw earned income increase from 13.5% to 21.5%, while the percentage of clients without any income dropped from 35.5% to 29% In Saratoga, those with earnings rose to 26% from 13.5%, and those without income fell to 41.1% from 59.5%.
Residence Prior to Program Entry
In Albany, those coming from doubled-up living situations dropped from 28.1% to 21.2%, while those coming directly from living in a rental increased from 13.0% to 17.9%. Schenectady served fewer clients coming from rentals and owned property: clients coming from rentals dropped from 49% to 38.8% and owned units from 7.2% to 2.4%. Clients in Rensselaer came increasingly from rentals: 24.7% increased to 32.9%. Saratoga had a similar trend to Albany: rentals increased from 26.3% to 40.3% while doubled-up situations fell from 35.5% to 25.9%.
Service to Those with Disabling Conditions
In Schenectady, service to those with disabilities expanded: overall from 32.3% of all persons served to 37.2%. Specifically, service to those with mental illnesses and substance abuse issues increased respectively to 13.3% and 7.9% of all persons served. Meanwhile, service to those with disabilities dropped slightly in Saratoga, from 38.6% to 33.7%
