Statistical
Information on Homelessness
Frederick County ,
Maryland
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Report
Prepared by the
Updated: April 2008
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Homeless
Services Statistics for State Fiscal Year 2007 (July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007) (FY
2007 is the most recent statistics available from the |
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Number
of Homeless Persons Sheltered in Emergency and Transitional Shelters ð |
748 persons (adults and children) |
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Number
of Homeless Persons Sheltered in Motels ð |
656 persons (adults and children) |
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Total
Number of Homeless Persons Sheltered in |
1,440 persons (adults and children) |
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Total
Number of Bednights of Shelter Provided ð (one
person in one bed for one night) |
68,287 bednights of
shelter |
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Number
of Recorded Turnaways ð (persons
turned-away usually due to lack of available beds) |
805 persons turned-away |
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%
of Females Sheltered (adults
only) ð |
46%
of all adults sheltered |
%
Sheltered as Families ð |
58%
of the households sheltered |
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%
of Males Sheltered (adults
only) ð |
54%
of all adults sheltered |
%
Sheltered as Single Individuals ð |
42%
of the households sheltered |
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Statistical
Information from the Point-In-Time Count of Homeless Persons in conducted
by the |
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Total
Number of Homeless Adults Counted in Shelters and on the Streets
(unduplicated count) ð |
217
homeless adults (unduplicated count) |
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Total
Number of Homeless Children Counted in Shelters and on the Streets (unduplicated
count) ð |
85 homeless children (ages 0 to 17) (unduplicated count) |
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Total
Number of Homeless Adults and Children Counted (unduplicated count) ð |
302 homeless adults and children total were
counted on 1/24/2008 (unduplicated) |
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Number
of Homeless Persons That Have Been Homeless for 12 Months or More ð |
74 homeless persons reported being homeless for
12 months or more (unduplicated count) |
Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Motel
Placement Providers Are:
·
Advocates
for Homeless Families
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Frederick
Community Action Agency
·
Frederick
County Department of Social Services
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Frederick
Rescue
·
Heartly
House
·
Hope
Alive
·
Religious
Coalition for Emergency Human Needs