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Silicon Valley
Currently Spends Over $1 Billion Annually
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4th Largest population Nationally
expected to double in next five years
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THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE
COST STUDY OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE USA
2015 Silicon Valley
Over $3 billion worth of services was spent serving the homeless in Silicon Valley between 2007- 2012
Silicon Valley homelessness population has grown 27% since the 2012 study and the cost to deliver those services is more expensive
2007-2012
$3Billion - Total value of homeless services spent in Silicon Valley (over $520 Million annually)
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Where was most spent
$1.9 Billion - Medical Services (53% of total spend)
$786 Million - Justice Systems (34% of total spend)
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Top 5% of homeless population
Accounted for 47% of all public costs at a rate of over $100,000 per person
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Women
Santa Clara County shows equal numbers of homeless
males and females & more females in persistent
homelessness. National data shows two or three times as many males homeless as females.
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Homeless Foster Youth
80% Mental Disorder
63% involved in the Criminal Justice System
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The same study found: “The community has a significant opportunity to spend money more efficiently to better serve the population and provide long-term solutions to the homeless population.”
How We Deliver:
We inventory complex problems
Connect multidisciplinary immediately available services
Prioritized by custom-tailored best practice treatment plans
Bringing real change real-time
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