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Presentation By Deputy City Manager George R. Keller, Jr., CPPT And Jaime Hernandez, Emergency And Governmental Affairs Manager, To Review And Discuss The City's Homeless Services Plan, Including The Adoption Of Specific Action Steps To Be Funded And Implemented.
Strategic Plan Focus
Quality of Life & Strong Neighborhoods
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Staff Recommends: Discussion and Consensus Building for the Homeless Services Plan by the Hollywood City Commission, including specific action steps and approving necessary funding.
Explanation:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers someone homeless if he or she lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. In January 2018, 552,830 people were counted as homeless in the United States, according to a 2019 report by the White House's Council of Economic Advisors. Of those, 194,467 (35 percent) were unsheltered (living on the streets) and 358,363 (65 percent) were sheltered in temporary housing. The overall homeless population on a single night represents 0.2 percent of the U.S. population, or 17 people per 10,000 in the population, the report says. According to HUD's 2018 annual homelessness count, 111,122 homeless people (20 percent) had a severe mental illness and 86,647 homeless people (16 percent) suffered from chronic substance abuse. Among all adults who used shelter at some point in 2017, 44 percent had a disability. HUD also found that 9 percent of U.S. homeless had spent time in a jail or correctional facility.
Parts of the City of Hollywood, particularly the Federal Highway Corridor, continue to be plagued by homelessness. The Jubilee Kitchen and Broward Outreach Center, both located on the 2000 block of Scott Street in Hollywood, provide the homeless with meals, shelter and access to rehabilitative services through their involvement in the Homeless Initiative Partnership (HIP), which is collaboration between Broward County, municipalities and non-profit organizations to a...
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