2014	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
(Reports dues 10^th of January, April, July, October)				X

Individuals Served this Quarter	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
New Individuals this Quarter	57	73	71	52
New Families w/Children this Quarter	9	9	14	5
Individuals Carried Over	56	71	89	82
Families Carried Over	5	9	3	1
Total Clients seen this Quarter	127	162	177	140

Demographics this Quarter	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Mental Illness	34	35	28	57
Substance Abuse	11	22	12	21
Dual MI/SA	25	25	25	13
Veteran	6	7	6	4

Housing Status this Quarter	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Unsheltered	18	25	19	21
Emergency Shelter	31	14	31	31
Precariously Housed	12	9	19	11
Housed	9	44	49	43
Unknown	7	50	54	33
Evictions this Quarter Despite Efforts	0	1	4	4

Additional Information	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Approved for Disability this Quarter	2	1	0	0
Employed this Quarter	4	7	21	6
Chronically Homeless	68	75	70	66
Individuals Housed this Quarter	15	22	24	9
Families Housed this Quarter	0	3	2	2
Households Avoiding Eviction	5	5	11	3

The Outreach Team has helped house 9 individuals and 2 families obtain housing this quarter, significantly less than previous quarters. This can possibly be attributed to lack of resources. The flexible funds provided by the City Grant were depleted in the 3^rd quarter, leaving no assistance in the 4^th quarter. Also, the extra funding given to us through an Emergency Services Grant by the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation was depleted at the beginning of the 4^th quarter.

This year the team worked with 253 new individuals (compared to 183 last year) and 37 new families (compared to last year’s 29). They were able to house 60 individuals and 7 families (compared to 58 and 19 last year). They also helped 24 households avoid eviction (down from 33).

The numbers indicate an increase in individuals experiencing homelessness as new contacts increased by 38%.  Also noted was the increase in clients the team worked with presenting with mental health as a primary problem. Over the past two years, each quarter reported numbers in the low 30’s of people with primary mental health problems. The 2014 year ended with 57 people reporting mental health as their primary concern. This may possibly be the result of Osawatomie State Hospital needing to change their admission criteria to admit only involuntary patients in an effort to reduce their increasing census. There is definitely a need for more supported housing options for individuals experiencing severe mental health problems and Bert Nash plans to explore what resources are available to us.

Improved collaboration with the homeless shelter to help address the mental health needs of their residents is an initiative that was given some exploration. This year, an MSW student was assigned to connect with individuals from Douglas County who have been discharged from psychiatric facilities to the shelter in hopes of making sure they follow through with their discharge plans. We will continue to explore using students to expand our ability to outreach to this population.

This year the team was given unused money from an Emergency Services Grant through The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation. This money was targeted for literally homeless, on the streets (not in a shelter), individuals. This money can was used to help pay for engagement and to provide needed services to help the individual become housed. Some of the money was also allocated for Rapid Rehousing and the team worked close with Catholic Charities to assist homeless individuals with deposit and three months’ rent.

The year ended on a positive note as the team was given an anonymous donation of $1,000. This was used to buy a few Christmas presents for some of our homeless individuals living in our transitional home and will help fill the gap until 2015 flex fund become available.