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%