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The Point in Time Survey of homeless persons was 5218 in January, 2007 (reported to DCF 3/30/2007).
| HOMELESS PEOPLE | Male | Female | Total |
| Unsheltered Individuals | |||
| Sheltered Individuals | |||
| Total Individuals | |||
| People in Sheltered Families | |||
| People in Unsheltered Families | |||
| Total People in Families | |||
| Children (under 18 years old) | 650 | ||
| Adults (18-60 years old) | 3039 | ||
| Elderly (over 60 years) | 183 | ||
| Total People Counted (Jan'07) | 2653 | 1219 | 3872 |
| Add'l in Emergency Shelters | 408 | ||
| Add'l in Transitional Shelter | 1329 | ||
| Doubled up or tripled up | |||
| SubTotal | 5609 | ||
| Excluded due to imprisonment | 391 | ||
| Total counted per DCF criteria | 5218 |
The number of beds was estimated at 4885 in the 2006 "Continuum of Care" report or "SuperNofa" application. 2006 Super NOFA Application Exhibit I
| UNITS & BEDS | Permanent | |||
| Emergency | Transitional | Supportive | ||
| Shelter | Shelter | Housing | Total | |
| Family Units | 52 | 120 | 414 | 586 |
| Family Beds | 221 | 423 | 1424 | 2068 |
| Individual Beds | 732 | 1649 | 437 | 2818 |
| Total Beds | 953 | 2072 | 1860 | 4885 |
The actual count of homeless persons in the 2005 "Point in Time Survey" was 3314 in December, 2005 (page 5 of 84). 84% (2784) were individuals. 3% (100) of were children; 13% (431) were in families with children. (Based on other information, this means the point in time survey greatly undercounted homeless families.) Of those reporting "prior episodes of homelessness", 31% reported they had been without a regular place to stay 4 or more times and 39% reported that this was the first time they had been without a regular place to stay.
The Broward 10 Year Plan estimates the number of homeless people on any given day as 10,000 (page 3 of 84). This estimate assumes a multiplier of slightly over 3.
Over the past 14 years Broward County has awakened to their problem of homelessness, rallied effective leadership in the business, civic and political community, and has developed an effective network of facilities and comprehensive programs.
The number of beds available for homeless persons in Broward County was 4794 in 2006 (page 21 of 84).
| Type | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Emergency Shelters | 1050 | 949 | 953 | |
| Transitional Housing | 2064 | 1885 | 1966 | |
| Permanent Housing | 707 | 1646 | 1875 | |
| Total | 3821 | 4480 | 4794 |
This information is taken from Broward County, Florida's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness which is available at www.help4homeless.org/facts.html. The organization which produces that document is the Coalition to End Homelessness. This plan was approved by the Broward County Commission on December, 2005.