Sarasota and Manatee Homelessness Statistics


		*Homelessness Statistics for Manatee and Sarasota Counties*


	All local service statistics reported below are obtained from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Those people who do not request services from a provider that is using HMIS are not being counted.


	Over 9,544 new clients were seen by our service providers in 2008.

Over 18,000 people were served by our homeless service providers in 2008.

This is a slight decrease from 2007, primarily due to decreases in funding. Of the clients served, 18% or 3,482 were children.

December 2008

Meals/Food provided : 18,574

Households given help w/rent or utility bills : 132

Total number of individuals given emergency shelter : 424

Total number of children given emergency shelter : 19

2008 Totals

Meals/Food provided : 221,093

Overnight Stays in Shelter : 105,686

Total number of individuals given shelter : 2,592

Total number of children given shelter : 191

498 Children... 1,381 family members… 150 Seniors… 192 Veterans… received supportive services last month in Sarasota & Manatee counties


	*Services received can include food, shelter, transportation, financial funds, medical care, and other items which are provided by agencies to both fulfill the immediate needs of the homeless and to help prevent homelessness for those currently at risk.


	556 Students currently enrolled in the Manatee County school system are identified as being homeless!

		Families now account for over 40% of the homeless and is the fastest growing section of the homeless population.


	It is estimated that 1 out of 100 Americans will experience homelessness this year


	The average rent of apartments in complexes with more than 100 units in Sarasota County reached $989 during the second quarter of 2006. That is a 19.9 percent increase from the average rent of $825 in the second quarter of 2005.


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