Definitions
Paying 30% or less of your income for a place to live
What is Affordable Housing?
The average income of a person experiencing homelessness in Michigan
What is $662?
The average cost per homeless person per year to taxpayers
What is $35,578?
There are ___ levels of barriers associated with housing insecurity
What is 4
Ways people can impact homelessness
What is to Become Knowledgeable About the Housing Resources In Your Area?
What is to Advocate When You See A Need?
What is to Educate and Engage Stakeholders?
A person who has been homeless for more than a year, or 4 or more times in the past 3 years.
What is chronically homeless?
The maximum percentage of a person's income that should be used to pay rent
What is 30%?
The percentage of homeless individuals in Michigan who are African American.
What is 52%?
This housing option is suggested for persons experiencing level 3 barriers (i.e no income, recent history of chronic SUD, level 2 barriers)
What is transitional or permanent supportive housing?
A stigma associated with housing insecurity.
What is laziness, unhygienic, violent, substance use, scamming, etc..
An approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, ending their homelessness and serving as a platform from which they can pursue personal goals and improve their quality of life.
Housing First Model
Types of discrimination that make a person at risk of homelessness
What are racism, ableism and sexism? Etc...
The percentage of the homeless population in Michigan living with a disability
What is 44%?
This world altering event caused a significant increase in unemployment which perpetuated homelessness in its wake.
What is COVID-19?
The city of Detroit has a single point entry system for those seeking facing housing insecurity. What is it?
What is CAM
HUD's classification for an individual sleeping in their car
What is literally homeless?
The average monthly rent range in the state of Michigan?
What is $579 to $1285?
The percentage of Michigan's insured homeless population receiving Medicaid
What is 75%?
This number of people were reported to experience homelessness in Michigan in 2019
What is 61,832
What does CAM stand for?
What is Coordinated Assessment Model
A program that pairs housing assistance with access to services (PSH).
What is Permanent Supportive Housing?
One type of risk factor for experiencing homelessness
What are health issues?
All 5 types of disabilities homeless individuals in Michigan experience.
What are Mental health, Physical Health, Chronic Illness, Substance Use Disorder, and Developmental Disabilities?
Name the four levels of barriers in their correct order
What are none/temporary crisis; low to moderate; high and extreme?
The 4 Main Strategies of the Michigan Campaign to End Homelessness
What is
1. Increasing access to affordable and attainable housing for all Michiganders.
2. Using cross-sector collaboration to impact other Social Determinants of Health that lead to housing insecurity.
3.Enhancing the homeless service delivery system to better serve those in need.
4. Increasing prevention and diversion efforts to mitigate the risk of becoming homeless.
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