demographics

Project PLASE serves the most vulnerable of the homeless in Baltimore—including persons living with mental illness, HIV/AIDS, addiction, developmental disabilities, and former-offenders, etc. The information below is meant to give an over-view of the people we serve and their unique needs.

transitional housing (fy2011)

Total Residents Served in Transitional Housing: 243

Special Needs
  HIV/AIDS defined: 168 (69%)
  History of Substance Abuse: 177 (73%)
  History of Mental Illness: 165 (68%)
  Dual Diagnosis of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: 128 (53%)
  Triple Diagnosis of Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and HIV/AIDS: 110 (45%)
  History of Chronic Homelessness**: 133 (55%)
  Veterans: 33 (13%) - 2 Female & 31 Male Veterans
  History of Incarceration: 154 (63%)

Race/Ethnicity
  Black: 213
  Caucasian: 23
  Native American: 1 
  Middle Eastern/ Indian: 1
  Other: 5

Hispanic
  Hispanic: 7
  Non-Hispanic: 236

Gender
  Female: 65
  Male: 174
  Transgender: 4

permanent housing (fy2011)

Total Clients Served in Permanent Housing: 166

Special Needs
  HIV/AIDS defined: 61 (37%)
  History of Substance Abuse: 130 (78%)
  History of Mental Illness: 119 (72%)
  Dual Diagnosis of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: 82 (49%)
  Triple Diagnosis of Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and HIV/AIDS: 38 (23%)
  History of Chronic Homelessness**: 102 (61%)
  Veterans: 12 (7%)
  History of Incarceration: 85 (51%)

Race/Ethnicity
  Black: 153
  Caucasian: 9
  Native American: 2
  Other: 2

Hispanic
  Hispanic: 3
  Non-Hispanic: 163

Gender
  Female: 88
  Male: 78

Members in Household
  104 were single adults (living without their families)
  62 clients had family members living with them
  121 additional family members living with clients
  79 of the 121 family members were 18 years old or younger

**The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines a chronically homeless person as either (1) an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more, OR (2) an unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years.

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