How many homeless are there in Orange County?

• According to the County’s 2005 needs assessment survey, the number of people that become homeless in a given year is estimated at almost 35,000 individuals and persons in families in Orange County.

• Families with children represent about 60-70% of the homeless population (approximately 24,000 parents and their children).

• One in three of the clients AFH assists is a child under 15 years of age.

• There are an estimated 10,200 homeless children in Orange County.

How many homeless shelters are there in Orange County?

• There are approximately 41 temporary shelters providing 2,647 beds for the homeless on any given night.

• Additional shelters and permanent affordable housing units are needed to assist the growing number of homeless on Orange County.

How do we count the homeless?

• Each year, the County of Orange conducts a regional homeless needs assessment.

• Hundreds of homeless shelters and service providers are surveyed to determine the existing inventory of beds and services for the homeless as well as the total number of homeless by sub-population.

What are some statistics about my county?

• In 2005, SFTH's Emergency and Transitional Program provided 406,610 bed nights to 1,114 men, women and children.

There are many faces to homelessness. These are a few we encounter.