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Program Description

  Homeless Services for Families

Homeless Services for Families provides emergency shelter and transitional housing to families with children. Services include intake and assessment, case management, and housing location to link families experiencing homelessness to housing, behavioral health, financial, and legal programs. All services are housing focused with a goal of connecting families with permanent housing as quickly as possible and removing systemic barriers to accessing housing and services. This program includes the Short-term Resolution and Housing Program (SHARP) that helps households in shelter or in need of shelter to quickly resolve their housing crisis so they can avoid a lengthy stay in shelter by securing permanent housing. SHARP targets families and provides a 12-month rental subsidy and navigation services.

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Program Contacts

Contact Christine Hong of the HHS - Services to End and Prevent Homelessness at 240-777-1179 or Deborah Lambert of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2794 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of individuals as part of a family unit experiencing homelessness for the first time 1473450495470447
Average length of stay in days by homeless families in emergency shelter 266120155120120
Percent of households returning to homelessness 39%12%18%12%9%
1  The decrease in FY24 is due to increased prevention efforts which resulted in more households maintaining housing. While the program anticipates an increase in FY25 (estimated 10% increase), future funding for prevention efforts will result in fewer families experiencing homelessness.
2  In FY24, the program saw an increase in length of stay due to a lack of affordable housing for families as well as an increase in family sizes which limited permanent housing options. The program anticipates longer stays in FY25 due to continued limitations in housing and resources for families with potential improvement in the following fiscal years.
3  The program anticipates an increase in return to homelessness in FY25 due to systemwide implications of reduced federal funding, rising costs of living, and other economic constraints. The program will continue to work to mitigate this increase by leveraging County resources for diversion efforts and eviction prevention.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved65575063.00
Enhance: Short-term Housing and Resolution Program (SHARP) to Provide up to 12 Months of Rental Assistance and Navigation Services to Help Households Quickly Resolve Their Housing Crisis69320100.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.-94917840.00
FY26 Recommended39977323.00