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6.3.A. - Page 60 <br />Nature and Extent of Homelessness: (Optional) <br />Race: Sheltered: <br />White <br />0 <br />Black or African American <br />0 <br />Asian <br />0 <br />American Indian or Alaska Native <br />0 <br />Pacific Islander <br />0 <br />Ethnicity: Sheltered: <br />Hispanic <br />0 <br />Not Hispanic <br />0 <br />Data Source <br />Comments: <br />Unsheltered (optional) <br />Unsheltered (optional) <br />Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with <br />children and the families of veterans. <br />E <br />Of the unsheltered homeless people counted, 11% were Veterans (having either served in the U.S. <br />Armed Forces and/or in the National Guard or as Reservists). This represented a decrease from 2011 <br />when 13% of unsheltered homeless people were veterans, and may reflect increases in the availability <br />of housing resources for this population since ending veteran homelessness has been made a key <br />priority both locally and at the federal level. Among the sheltered people counted in the HMIS system, <br />24% were veterans, compared to only 10% in 2011. This reflects the addition of a number of shelter and <br />transitional housing beds funded by the VA to the sheltered count, rather than an expansion in the <br />number of sheltered homeless veterans. <br />Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. <br />The racial and ethnic composition of the unsheltered homeless population was 60% White, 19% Latino, <br />13% Black or African-American, and 10% other races and ethnicities. This data reveals that some groups <br />are over- or under -represented among homeless people in San Mateo County. African Americans <br />represent only 3% of the total County population, yet are 13% of the homeless population. Many of the <br />African Americans in San Mateo County live in the south county communities of East Palo Alto and <br />Redwood City, which, as noted earlier, have a disproportional number of homeless people. Latinos are <br />25% of the total population but only 19% of the homeless people surveyed. <br />Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness. <br />The population of sheltered homeless people looks somewhat different than the unsheltered <br />population. While this population is still predominantly single and male, there is a greater <br />representation of families. Of the homeless adults living in shelters, transitional housing and <br />Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 07/31/2015) <br />57 <br />