Who We Serve

General Demographics

In FY ’07, HomeStart served a total of 1,425 participants through the following programs: Housing Search, Stabilization, and Housing First.

Families

HomeStart works with families at risk of eviction and families staying in shelter. We also work with single participants who reunite with their children.

In FY'07, 21% of HomeStart participants were part of a family.
91% of those families were headed by a single parent.
70% of families had a head of household coping with a disability.
The main sources of income for families were unemployment (44%), SSI/SSDI (35%), and TANF (24%).

By Race

Race	Total number served	Percentage served
American Indian, Alaskan Native or Asian	24	2%
Black/African American	604	42%
White	556	39%
Other/Multi-racial	117	8%
Opted not to answer	124	9%
Total	1425	100%
Latino**	243	17%

**Latino also includes participants of different races. Their numbers are included in the total number served.

By Gender

Gender	Total number served	Percentage served
Female	734	52%
Male	691	48%
Total	1425	100%

By Age

Age	Total number served	Percentage served
18-30	205	14%
31-50	807	57%
51-61	344	24%
62 and older	69	5%
Total	1425	100%

Veteran Status

Veteran Status	Total number served	Percentage served
Veteran	146	10%
Non-Veteran	1279	90%
Total	1425	100%

By Monthly Income*

Monthly Income	Total number of participants served	Percentage of participants served
No income	70	5%
$1 - $799	820	57%
$800 - $1299	262	18%
$1300 - $1999	166	12%
$2000 and over	107	8%
Total	1425	100%

By Primary Income Type

Income Type	Total number served	Percentage served
Job	453	32%
SSDI/SSI	602	42%
EAEDC	113	8%
No Income	70	5%
TANF	62	4%
Unemployment, Family Support, Social Security, Child Support, Other	96	7%
Veteran's Benefits	29	2%
Total	1425	100%

Disabilities and Special Needs

Approximately 88% of the 1,425 participants served in FY '07 identified themselves as coping with domestic violence, a psychiatric disability, health problems and/or substance abuse. Such obstacles and challenges make it difficult to obtain permanent affordable housing.

	Number of participants affected	Percentage of participants affected
Drug and alcohol abuse	906	64%
Mental Health disorder	773	54%
Physical and developmental disability	570	40%
Domestic violence	175	12%

Few participants are coping with only one disability or obstacle. As a result, meeting the special housing needs of these individuals continues to be a central focus of HomeStart's case management, housing search and follow-up stabilization work.