PACEM Statistics

                                    ‘04-05          ‘05-06          ’06-07        ‘07-08

Total # of Guests            159               237              237             166

Total Nights of Shelter/  
Lodging Provided            3,805          5,813            6,622         4,529 

Average # of Guests         
Per Night                         30.7            32.1              47.3            35.9

PACEM Congregation-Based Shelter Program

                                    ‘04-05          ‘05-06          ’06-07        ‘07-08

Operating Dates         Nov. 15-        Oct. 15-        Nov. 11-       Nov. 10-
                                    Mar. 18          Apr. 14         Mar. 30        Mar. 14

# Host Congregations       8                14                 21               19

Number of Nights Open                             
Men’s Shelter                   124             181                140             126
Women’s Shelter                –                –                   140             126
                                                                             280 Total     252 Total
                                                                                                                                                                      
# of Different Individuals Sheltered During Season 
                                     136 Men      193 Men       186 Men      130 Men
                                                                          44 Women    32 Women
                                                                             230 Total     162 Total
Total Nights of Shelter Provided               
                                  3,714 Men   5,673 Men   5,306 Men     3,601 Men
                                                                     1,293 Women  914 Women
                                                                        6,599 Total    4,515 Total
Average # of Guests Per Night        
                                  30.0 Men     31.3 Men      37.9 Men     28.6 Men
                                                                       9.2 Women   7.3 Women
                                                                         47.1 Total     35.9 Total

PACEM Women and Children’s Emergency Lodging Program
  
                                   ‘04-05          ‘05-06         ’06-07        ‘07-08

# of Different Women or Families Lodged During Season     
                                      23                44                   7                 4

Total Nights of Hotel Lodging Provided         
                                      91              140                 23               14

Demographic Data on PACEM Shelter Guests, 2006-07

Number of different men sheltered this season:  186
Number of different women sheltered this season:  44

Age distribution of PACEM shelter guests:
                                        Male                Female
18-20 years old:             5%                   13%
21-30 years old:             14%                  18%
31-40 years old:             17%                  15%
41-50 years old:             42%                  38%
51-60 years old:             17%                  13%
61+ years old:                   5%                   3%

% of PACEM shelter guests who are U.S. military veterans:  9%

Race/ethnicity of guests:             Marital status of guests:  
African-American - 48%                 Never Married - 65%
Caucasian - 47%                             Divorced - 21%
Hispanic - 3%                                 Separated - 9%
Other - 2%                                      Married - 3%
                                                       Widowed - 2%          

Highest education level attained by PACEM guests:

6th grade - 2%         High School Diploma - 27%
7th grade - 2 %        G.E.D. - 10 %
8th grade - 3 %        Vo-Tech Certificate - 2 %
9th grade - 6 %        Assoc. Degree/Some College - 18 %
10th grade - 10 %    Bachelor’s Degree - 5 %
11th grade - 12 %     Master’s Degree - 3 %

Guest’s primary (self-declared) reason for being homeless:

Insufficient finances/can’t afford housing in area - 27 %
Evicted from housing - 19%
Dispute with family/friends/spouse - 14%
Released from jail/prison with nowhere to go - 10 %
Change in family situation - 9%
Released from substance abuse or psychiatric facility with nowhere to go - 7%
Stranded in town/passing through town/new to town - 7%
Housing plans fell through - 5 %
Domestic abuse - 2%

Guest’s place of residence immediately prior to coming to PACEM:

Living with Family/Friends - 25%
Street - 23%
Emergency Shelter - 14%
Rental Housing - 9%
Hotel - 9%
Jail/Prison - 7%
Vehicle - 5%
Substance Abuse Facility - 3%
Hospital - 3%
Campground - 1%         
Adult Home - 1%

Sources of guest income at intake:

General Relief/Food Stamps - 27%
Social Security/Disability/SSI - 24%
Employment - 23%
TANF/Child Support - 3%
Veterans’ Benefits - 2%
Unemployment Benefits - 1%

Who referred guest to PACEM:

Self (Previous PACEM Guest) - 25%
Family/Friend/Another PACEM Guest - 21%
Salvation Army - 17%
Region Ten CSB/On Our Own - 8%
Other Social Service Agency (MACAA, CRHA, VEC, etc.) - 7%
UVA/Martha Jefferson Hospital - 7%
Police - 6%
Dept. of Social Services - 5%
Local Congregation - 4%

% of PACEM shelter guests who had resided in Charlottesville or surrounding counties before becoming homeless:  88%