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HOME TOGETHER YEAR 2
Appendix C
Key Performance
Measures
Background
Performance measures help to provide an
understanding of how well the homelessness
response system is moving towards the goal
of reducing homelessness. These measures
identify rates of inflow into and outflow from
the homelessness response system, and indicate
where resources and system expansion are
necessary to meet current and future need.
Data to calculate these measures comes
primarily from the Homeless Management
Information System (HMIS), a local database
which collects client-level data and data on the
provision of housing and services to homeless
individuals and families and persons at risk of
homelessness. Unlike the Point in Time (PIT)
Count, HMIS data is collected continuously
throughout the year. 2017 PIT 2019 PIT 2022 PIT
Homeless Point in Time Counta
(Number of persons experiencing
homelessness at point in time)
5,629
(4,875 Households)
8,022
(7,659 Households)
9,747
(8,211 Households)
Table C-1 | Alameda County Homelessness Point in Time Count, 2017, 2019, 2022
a) EveryOne Counts! Alameda County Homeless Count & Survey. Applied Survey Research (ASR), 2019. Alameda County Homeless Count & Survey Comprehensive Report, Applied Survey Research (ASR), 2022.
Homelessness Response
System Measures
Data in Tables C-1 and C-2 show annual changes
in key measures of how the homelessness
response system is functioning from before
the baseline year of the Home Together Plan
through Year 2.
• Between FY19–20 and FY22–23 (Year 2) the
number of people served in homelessness
response system programs has increased by
56% (from 15,684 to 24,547).
• Between the baseline year (FY20–21) and Year
1 of the Home Together Plan (FY21–22) the
number of people served annually increased
by 25%, and between Year 1 and Year 2 this
increase was 14%.
• In Year 2, 28% of people served by the
homelessness response system were
enrolled in housing programs such as
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) or
Rapid Re-Housing. The remainder of those
served annually are comprised of people
newly experiencing homelessness, people
returning to homelessness, and other people
in programs (including temporary shelter)
awaiting a resource to support their ability to
be housed.
• The number of people who gained housing
has increased from 2,671 in FY19–20 to 4,084
in FY22–23 (Year 2), a 53% improvement.
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Data Source System Performance Measure FY19–20 FY20–21 (HT Baseline Year) FY21–22 HT Year 1 FY22–23 HT Year 2
HUD Annual Performance Reporta
Number of persons served annually 15,684 (13,128 Households) 17,222 (14,230 Households)21,511 (17,714 Households) 24,547 (20,321 Households)
HUD Annual Performance Report Number of persons served annually who are enrolled in permanent housing programs
PSH: 2,259
RRH: 2,075
Other Hsg. Pgms: 401
Total: 4,735 (30%)
PSH: 2,199
RRH: 2,182
Other Hsg. Pgms: 631
Total: 5,012 (29%)
PSH: 2,083
RRH: 1,966
TSS/Other Hsg. Pgms: 2,277
Total: 6,326 (29%)
PSH: 2,950
RRH: 1,978
TSS/Other Hsg. Pgms: 1,986
Total: 6,911 (28%)
HUD System Performance Measuresb
Number of persons who became
homeless for the first time
3,797 3,466 3,623 4,006
HUD System Performance Measuresc
Average length of time persons remain homeless 203 Days 214 Days 225 Days 217 Days
HUD Annual Performance Reportd
Total number of persons exiting from the homelessness response system
4,182 5,255 8,601 10,999
HUD Annual
Performance Reporte
Number of persons served
(experiencing homelessness)
exiting to positive housing
destinations
1,715
(1,510 Households)
2,027
(1,776 Households)
1,767
(1,579 Households)
2,420
(2,185 Households)
Custom HMIS Reportf Number of persons who
moved into housing within the
homelessness response system
(without a program exit)
1,180 1,520 1,178 1,664
Total number of persons who gained housing 2,671 3,474 2,915 4,084
HUD System Performance Measuresg
Number of persons returning to homelessness within 2 years 367 (17%) 418 (18%) 420 (18%) 437 (15.1%)
a) HUD Annual Performance Report (FY20–21 and FY21–22): Q7a, Q8a.
b) HUD System Performance Measures (FY20–21 and FY21–22), Measure 5.2 (Change in the number of persons entering ES, SH, TH, and PH projects with no prior enrollments in HMIS).
c) HUD System Performance Measures (FY20–21 and FY21–22), Measure 1a/Metric 2. Length of Time Persons Remain Homeless (Average LOT Homeless).
d) HUD Annual Performance Report (FY20–21 and FY21–22) of total people served: Q23c. (Exit Destination; Total persons exited minus persons exiting to excluded destinations).
e) HUD Annual Performance Report (FY20–21 and FY21–22) of people served in non-housing projects: Q23c. (Exit Destination; Total persons exiting to positive housing destinations).
f) Custom HMIS Reports: (FY20–21 and FY21–22) Enrollments in Permanent Housing projects during the FY with move-in dates that do not appear in the APR Exits to Positive Housing report. Note: Beginning in FY22–23, individuals enrolled in Services Only projects designed for housed individuals were incorporated into this group.
g) HUD System Performance Measures (FY20–21 and FY21–22), Measures 2a and 2b (number and percentage of persons who exit homelessness to permanent housing destinations and then return to homelessness within 2 years).
Table C-2 | Homelessness Response System Measures FY19–20 through FY22–23
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In order to measure progress towards
addressing racial disparities in Alameda
County’s homeless population, data about race
and ethnicity within systemwide outcomes are
tracked and measured annually.
Figure C-1 shows the annual proportion of
people enrolled in homelessness response
system programs by race and ethnicity since
the launch of the Home Together Plan in FY20–
21. The figure illustrates the overall growth in
the number of people served by programs and
resources within the homelessness response
system, and shows the continuing disparities
by race and ethnicity, particularly for people
who are Black/African American.
Race/Ethnicity Number of Persons Served
(Experiencing Homelessness)
% of Total Persons Served
(Experiencing Homelessness)
2020 Alameda County General
Population
White 4,860 25.8%34%
Black, African American, or African 9,983 53.0%10%
Asian or Asian American 507 2.7%32%
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous 746 4.0%1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 283 1.5%1%
Multi-Racial 1,200 6.4%22%
Hispanic/Latina/e/o 3,569 19.0%23%
Table C-3 | Race and Ethnicity of People Served (Experiencing Homelessness) in Year 2,
Compared to Alameda County’s General Population
a) Represents only people in: Coordinated Entry, Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, Street Outreach, Transitional Housing, Day Shelter, Services Only and Other.
3.2%2.6%1.6%
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Race
Ethnicity
White
Non-Hispanic/Latina/e/o
Black/African American Asian
Hispanic/Latina/e/o
American Indian/Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Multiracial
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Doesn’t know/Refused/DNC
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FY22–23
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4.0%
2.4%
2.7%
1.6%
1.5%
5.8%
2.9%
3.7%
3.4%
4.1%
Figure C-1 | Proportion of People Served (Experiencing Homelessness)
by Race and Ethnicity, FY20–21, FY21–22 (Year 1) and FY22–23 (Year 2)a
a) Represents only people in: Coordinated Entry, Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, Street Outreach, Transitional Housing, Day Shelter, Services Only and Other.
20,000
6.6%6.4%53.0%
19.0%
25.8%
77.6%
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Percentages/
Proportions and Rates
The data below about race and ethnicity of
people exiting the homelessness response
system into housing as well as for people
who return to homelessness after previously
gaining housing is presented in two ways.
Proportions (relative to all people served)
provide information about the relative size of a
particular group, and rates provide information
about differences in experience or outcomes
within particular groups, regardless of the size
of that group.*
System Total Black, African American, or African
White Asian or Asian American American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
People Served (Experiencing Homelessness) 18,830 53.0% (9,983)25.8% (4,860)2.7% (507)4% (746)1.5% (283)6.4% (1,200)19% (3,569)
Proportion of People Who Gained Housing 4,084 59.5%
(2,431)
25.2%
(1,031)
2.3%
(94)
2.8%
(116)
1.4%
(59)
6.8%
(278)
16.9%
(689)
Table C-4 | Proportion of People Who Gained Housing, by Race and Ethnicity, Year 2
* Percentages/proportional numbers show, for people who exited to permanent housing (or who returned to homelessness), what percent were in each racial group. These numbers help to provide a sense of the relative size of different racial/ethnic
groups compared to one another, but, alone, do not indicate disparities.
Rates allow for comparison across different racial/ ethnic populations, regardless of the size of the individual group. Rates also allow for comparison within the same outcome; to look at which groups had higher and which had lower rates of a
particular outcome. Rates also allow comparison to an average rate for everyone; this allows us to see which group’s rate is higher than the average, and which group’s rate is lower than the average. A rate is determined by comparing two numbers/
percentages about the same group. Rates are used to determine disparities for particular racial/ ethnic populations.
Exits to Permanent Housing
Table C-4 shows the breakdown by race/ethnicity of all people who gained housing in Year 2.
Table C-5 shows by race and ethnicity the housing rate for people experiencing homelessness. This
rate is calculated for each population by dividing the annual number of people who gained housing by
the annual number of people served (experiencing homelessness). The data shows that Black/African
American populations have a housing rate that is higher than the systemwide average, and that
American Indian, Asian, Latina/e/o, and Native Hawaiian populations have housing rates furthest below
the systemwide average.
Elevated housing rates for Black/African Americans, the population most disproportionately
represented within the homeless population, show the impact of targeted efforts in housing placement
programs. The housing rate for different populations will be an ongoing focus for Home Together
implementation and the Continuum of Care (CoC).
Total Population Black, African American, or African
White Asian or Asian American American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
Number of People Who Gained Housing 4,084 2,431 1,031 94 116 59 278 689
Number of People Served (Experiencing
Homelessness)
18,830 9,983 4,860 507 746 283 1,200 3,569
Served to Housed Rate (Gained
Housing/Served)
21.7%24.4% 21.2% 18.5% 15.5% 20.8%23.2% 19.3%
Table C-5 | Housing Rate for People Served (Experiencing Homelessness), Year 2
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Returns to Homelessness
Preventing racially disproportionate returns
to homelessness is a key strategy in the
Home Together Plan. Data about the race and
ethnicity of people returning to homelessness
helps to guide the ways in which housing
programs will be targeted and tailored to
specific household needs.
Data in figure C-2 and table C-6 shows
the proportion of all people returning to
homelessness, by race and ethnicity. The
proportion of people returning to homelessness
who are Black/African American and people
who are American Indian, Alaska Native or
Indigenous is significantly higher than their
representation in the general population of
Alameda County.
Data in Table C-7 shows the rates of returns to
homelessness by race and ethnicity. These rates
are determined by calculating the proportion of
people from each group (race/ethnicity) who
return to homelessness out of the total number
of people from this group that were housed 2
years prior.
Figure C-2 | Proportion of People Returning to Homelessness, by Race and Ethnicity,
Year 1 and Year 2
Black, African American, or African
White Asian or Asian American
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
Year 2
Proportion
of Returns to
Homelessnessa
59%
(260)
27%
(119)
2%
(8)
3%
(15)
1%
(4)
8%
(34)
17%
(75)
Year 1
Proportion
of Returns to
Homelessnessa
65%
(274)
22%
(93)
1%
(3)
4%
(15)
2%
(7)
6%
(27)
15%
(65)
Baseline Year (FY20–21) Proportion of Returns to Homelessnessa
58% (241)23% (95)1% (3)4% (18)2% (8)12% (50)13% (56)
Table C-6 | Proportion of People Returning to Homelessness Within 2 Years,
by Race and Ethnicity
a) HMIS, HUD System Performance Measures (FY22–23), Measures 2a and 2b (number and percentage of persons who exit homelessness to permanent housing
destinations and then return to homelessness within 2 years).
60%
70%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
FY 21–22 FY 22–23 2020 Alameda County General Population
Black, African
American, or
African
White Asian or
Asian
American
American Indian,
Alaska Native,
or Indigenous
Native
Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
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New Entries Into Homelessness1
Tracking data about people newly experiencing
homelessness by race and ethnicity is critical
in order to guide homelessness prevention
efforts. Figure C-3 and Table C-8 show, annually,
the proportion of all people experiencing
homelessness for the first time, by race and
ethnicity. This data indicates that people who
are Black/African American, people who are
American Indian/Alaska Native or Indigenous,
and people who are Native Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander are overrepresented among those
newly experiencing homelessness compared to
their representation in the general population of
Alameda County.
1 This measure (referred to as “First Time Homelessness” in HMIS) includes
people receiving services in ES, SH, TH, and PH projects during the
reporting year, that were not recorded as being enrolled in these projects
24 months prior.
Table C-7 | Rate of Returns to Homelessness by Race and Ethnicity, FY19–20 through FY22–23 (Year 2)
Systemwide
Rate
Black, African
American, or
African
White Asian or
Asian
American
American
Indian, Alaska
Native, or
Indigenous
Native
Hawaiian
or Pacific
Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
FY22–23 (Year 2) Rate of Return 15.1%15.9% (260)14.1% (119)11.8% (8)19.7% (15)9.5% (4)16.2% (34)15.1% (76)
FY21–22 (Year 1) Rate of Return 18%19.4% (277)17.6% (96)9.5% (4)17.9% (15)15.6% (7)16.5% (26)15.8% (66)
FY20–21 (Baseline) Rate of Return 18%17.8% (242)18% (95)5.5% (3)17.3% (18)22.2% (8)24.8% (51)19.3% (80)
FY19–20 Rate of Return 17%19.8% (244)12.6% (68)9.7% (7)19.0% (15)7.1% (2)15.8% (35)13.9% (58)
Figure C-3 | Proportion of People Newly Experiencing Homelessness,
by Race and Ethnicity, Year 1 and Year 2
Black, African
American, or
African
White Asian or
Asian
American
American Indian,
Alaska Native,
or Indigenous
Native
Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
FY 21–22 FY 22–23 2020 Alameda County General Population
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Table C-8 | Proportion of People Newly Experiencing Homelessness, by Race and Ethnicity
Black, African American, or African
White Asian or Asian American American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Multi-Racial Latina/e/o
HT Baseline Year (FY20-21)54% (1,870)29%(1,016)3%(94)5% (158)2% (55)7% (243)19% (674)
Year 1 (FY21-22)55% (1,984)28% (1,026)3% (98)4% (147)2% (71)7% (240)18% (668)
Year 2 (FY22-23)55% (2,193)27% (1,082)3% (116)4% (173)2% (75)6% (248)20% (788)
Persons Served (Experiencing
Homelessness), Year 2 (FY22-23)
53%25.8%2.7%4%1.5%6.4%19%