Virginia’s Homeless Programs: 2023-24 Program Year Report (November 2024)
Summary
Virginia's Homeless Programs 2023-24 Program Year Report, submitted by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in November 2024 to the House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee. Its executive summary states that Virginia saw a 4.6% increase in the overall number of people experiencing homelessness during the Point-in-Time count (based on preliminary reporting) between January 2023 and January 2024. Citing the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, it states that the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment in Virginia is $1,573 and that a household needs to make $62,925 annually to afford it without paying more than 30% of income on housing. It also states that DHCD administers almost $16.2 million in state and federal funding.
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Report to the House Appropriations
Committee, the Senate Finance
Committee and Senate Appropriations
Committee
Virginia’s Homeless Programs
2023-24 Program Year Report
________________________________________________
Submitted by:
Department of Housing and Community Development
November 2024
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... 3
WHAT THE DATA SHOWS ................................................................................. 4
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASURES ........................................................................................................... 7
HOMELESS PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 8
VIRGINIA HOMELESS SOLUTIONS PROGRAM .............................................................................................. 9
Emergency Shelter ............................................................................................................................ 12
Rapid Re-housing .............................................................................................................................. 17
Homeless Prevention ......................................................................................................................... 21
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS/HIV (HOPWA) ..................................................... 26
HOUSING TRUST FUND - HOMELESS REDUCTION GRANT ......................................................................... 28
Underserved Population Invocation Pilot projects (UPIP) ........................................................... 38
COVID-RELATED FUNDING ..................................................................................................................... 38
CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 39
GENDER IDENTITY AND RACE & ETHNICITY DATA ELEMENTS................. 40
This report serves to report overall conditions and progress made related to the
administration of the State’s homeless programs in compliance with HB 5002,
Budget Item 105 B of Virginia Acts of Assembly, 2018 Chapter 2. B. The department shall
report to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance, the House Appropriations Committees, and
the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, by November 4 of each year on the
state's homeless programs, including, but not limited to, the number of (i) emergency
shelter beds, (ii) transitional housing units, (iii) single room occupancy dwellings, (iv)
homeless intervention programs, (v) homeless prevention programs, and (vi) the number
of homeless individuals supported by the permanent housing state funding on a locality
and statewide basis and the accomplishments achieved by the additional state funding
provided to the program in the first year. The report shall also include the number of
Virginians served by these programs, the costs of the programs, and the financial and in-
kind support provided by localities and nonprofit groups in these programs. In preparing
the report, the department shall consult with localities and community-based groups.
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Executive Summary
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) plays an integral role
in Virginia’s response to homelessness. DHCD continues to be a crucial resource to
communities across the commonwealth allowing persons who are experiencing
homelessness to access resources with the goal of obtaining permanent housing as
quickly as possible.
Virginia saw a 4.6% increase in the overall number of people experiencing homelessness
during the Point-in-Time count (based on preliminary reporting) between January 2023
and January 2024. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will not release the official
Point-in-Time count until later in 2024 or early 2025.
The two main reasons for homelessness as reported by the National Alliance to End
Homelessness are housing costs and wages. Based on evidence from the National Low-
Income Housing Coalition, Virginia ranks 18th in the country with the highest housing
wage. The Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment in Virginia is $1,573. To
afford this level of rent without paying more than 30% of income on housing – a
household needs to make $62,925 annually. This translates into an hourly rate of $30.25
assuming a 40-hour work week, 52-weeks per year. However, the average renter’s wage
in Virginia is $23.17 (https://nlihc.org/housing-needs-by-state/virginia).
Affordable rent for low-income households is as follows:
- Minimum Wage - $624/month
- Household under 30% of Area Median Income- $864/month
- Household at 50% of Area Median Income- $1,440/month
The National Low-Income Housing Coalition also reports that 24% (263,914) of renters in
Virginia are extremely low income (defined as below 30% of area median income). To put
this in perspective, this income level is $35,110 for a four-person household. The Coalition
also reports that there is a shortage of 183,843 rental units that are affordable for these
residents (https://nlihc.org/housing-needs-by-state/virginia)
DHCD administers the Commonwealth of Virginia’s homeless assistance resources. These
resources include almost $16.2 million in state and federal funding including an annual
allocation for the State Housing Trust Fund Homeless Reduction Grant and the remainder
of the COVID Relief Funds.
In the fall of 2023, DHCD held a competitive application for the Housing Trust Fund
Homeless Reduction Grant open to nonprofits and units of local government to provide
rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and innovative programs for
underserved populations.
In the spring of 2024, DHCD held a competitive application process for the Virginia
Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP). The VHSP grant application combined state and
federal funding sources (HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grant and Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS/HIV) along with State General Funds for homeless assistance and
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homeless prevention). To apply and receive these funds, communities were required to
complete a community-based application that demonstrate an effective crisis response
system designed to make homelessness rare, brief, and one time.
What the Data Shows
The rate of homelessness is eight per 10,000 individuals, which is the fifth lowest of all 50
states. While this is a slight increase from the previous years, it is in much lower than the
national average rate of 19.4 per 10,000.
Virginia ranks as the 18th state for highest rents; however, this does not have a positive
correlation to homelessness since Virginia has the fifth lowest homeless rate in the
country. Virginia’s average rental rates align with Arizona, which has 19.2 rate of
homelessness per 10,000; and Nevada, which has 27.1 rate of homelessness per 10,000
(https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-the-highest-and-lowest-rates-of-
homelessness/).
To obtain a more complete picture of the experience of homelessness in Virginia, annually
during the last ten days in January, the commonwealth participates in the national point-
in-time (PIT) count. This count identifies the number of individuals who are residing in a
shelter or other temporary housing situation and those who are experiencing unsheltered
homelessness - sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks,
sidewalks, abandoned buildings, or on the street. This count provides a 24-hour snapshot
of people who are experiencing homelessness in Virginia. DHCD collects, aggregates, and
analyzes state-level PIT data to inform grant-making decisions, best practices, and trends
across the commonwealth.
Below are populations that comprise the total PIT Count for 2024.
*Homeless includes those in a shelter or temporary housing situation and those who are
unsheltered.
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Point-in-Time data is also used to analyze trends over time.
Total Persons (Adults and Children)
Experiencing Homelessness
Poin-in-Time: Jan. 2024
8000
6761 7074
7000
6529
5975 5780 5957 5812
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
DHCD has aggregated PIT data since 2010, when 9,080 individuals were experiencing
homelessness. Based on 2024 PIT data, there has been a 22% decrease in individuals
experiencing homeless since 2010; however, there was a 4% increase between 2023 and
2024.
Total Number of Households w/ Children
Experiencing Homelessness
Point-in-Time: Jan. 2024
900
768
800 701 727
660 651 599
700 621
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PIT data for 2024, showed a five percent (5%) increase since 2023, and since 2010, there
has been a 35 percent (35%) decrease in family homelessness.
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Veterans' Experiencing Homelessness
Point-in-Time, Jan. 2024
600
485
500 447 456
395 394 386 378
400
300
200
85 92 102 86
72
100 47
23
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veterans Unsheltered Veterans
Overall, veterans experiencing homelessness decreased 2% since 2023, while unsheltered
veteran homelessness saw 15.6% decrease during the same time.
Sub-Populations
Point-in-Time, Jan. 2024
4500
4000 112 99
3500 0 1005 112
1331
3000 85 64 38 1199 820
2500 812 817 778 908
676 688
2000 652
474 644 548
1500 1329 1250
1180 1298
1000 969 1008 1013
500 738 871
650 591 649 646 701
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Adult Substance Abuse Adult Serious Mental Illness
Adult Surviors DV/SA Chronic Individuals
Chronic Persons in Families
Individuals may fall into multiple subpopulations.
Sub-population data is only captured on the adult population in the PIT count annually.
In the 2024 PIT count, there were 5,528 adults. Of these 12.6% had a substance use
disorder, 23% has a serious mental illness, 12% were survivors of domestic violence, and
15% met the definition for chronic homelessness.
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Chronic Homelessness is defined by an individual with a disability who has been
living in a place not meant for human habitation or in an emergency shelter and
has been living in these circumstances for at least 12 consecutive months, or on
four separate occasions in the last three years that combined equal 12 months
(HUD Chronically Homeless Final Rule, effective Jan. 2016).
System Performance Measures
DHCD promotes the importance of homeless services as a coordinated system as opposed
to homeless assistance programs that operate independently. To facilitate this
perspective, DHCD uses the HUD required system performance measures report as an
evaluation of a coordinated and effective system. Below are the state-level aggregated
outcomes for federal fiscal year 2023. These outcomes include all projects except for
victim service projects, regardless of funding sources.
1. The average length of time a person stays in Emergency Shelter, Transitional
Housing or Safe Haven in Virginia is 140 days in comparison to the national average
of 166 days.
The average length of time a person remains homeless (entry into homeless
services system to permanent housing move in date) in Virginia is 466 days.
2. Returns to Homelessness (after one year) – Virginia has an average nine percent
(9%) returns to homelessness after a one- year period compared to the national
average of 12.2% over the same year period.
3. Annual Homeless Count – There were 17,660 individuals (3% decrease since
previous year) who entered the homeless services system in Virginia. This is a
count of persons who entered an emergency shelter, transitional housing, or
permanent housing program. Virginia served 1.4% of the total number of
individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness nation-wide.
4. First Time Homeless – There were 14,591 individuals experiencing homelessness
for the first-time, which is a 1% increase from the previous year. Of all individuals
who entered the homeless services system, 82% were experiencing homelessness
for the first time.
5. Percent of individuals who exited the homeless services system and increased
their income is 39.5% (16% increase from the previous year). The national average
remained at 32%.
6. Exits to Permanent Housing – Of all the individuals who exited the homeless
services system, an average 40% exited to a permanent housing solution. The
national average of successful exits to permanent housing is 32%.
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Homeless Programs
DHCD administered approximately $30 million for homeless assistance programs during
FY24. This includes approximately $17 million in state general funds (homeless and
homeless prevention funding) and $12 million in state Housing Trust Fund that leveraged
approximately $4.8 million in federal funds to address the needs of those experiencing
homelessness in Virginia.
DHCD received $3.2 million in federal funding from HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grant
(ESG) program and $1.6 million in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
program. The federal ESG program is leveraged along with the State General Funds to
support the homeless services system across the commonwealth through the Virginia
Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP). The HOPWA program prevents homelessness
among low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families.
DHCD expended the remaining federal COVID relief funding during FY24.
Administered Homeless Programs 2023-2024 Program Year Allocation
Programs Sources Allocation to Grant Start Grant End
DHCD Date Date
HSNH-Virginia Homeless Federal- HUD and $16,257,717 7/01/2023 6/30/2024
Solutions Program State- General
Funds
- General Homeless State $9,001,820
Services Funds
- General Homeless State $4,050,000
Prevention Funds
- Emergency Federal $3,205,897
Solutions Grant
(ESG)
Housing Opportunities for Federal $1,631,954 7/01/2023 6/29/2026
Persons with AIDS/HIV
(HOPWA)
Housing Trust Fund – State $12,000,000 1/01/2024 12/31/2024
Homeless Reduction
Grant
CHERP (ESG-CV) Federal $32,144,481.08 6/09/2020 6/30/2024
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
The Virginia Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP) is approximately $16 million,
comprised of a combination of state and federal funding for emergency shelter
operations, rapid re-housing and housing stabilization, homeless prevention,
coordinated assessment/entry, outreach services, community planning costs, Homeless
Management Information System (HMIS) costs, and administration. VHSP funds require
a 25 percent match.
VHSP Service Providers
Service Providers Location Awards 2023 – 2024
Accomack-Northampton Planning
$37,750.00
District Commission Accomack
ACTS - Action In Community Through
$248,692.00
Service Prince William
AIDS Response Effort, Inc. Winchester $180,487.00
Arlington County Government Arlington $46,539.00
PathForward $122,546.00
Arlington
Bay Aging Urbana $156,163.00
Bridges to Independence Arlington $145,651.00
CARITAS Richmond $231,000.00
Carpenter's Shelter Alexandria $538,981.00
Choices, Council on Domestic Violence
$70,776.00
for Page Co., Inc. Luray
City of Alexandria, a municipal
$452,202.00
corporation of Virginia Alexandria
City of Charlottesville Charlottesville $539,369.00
City of Hampton Hampton $1,060,922.00
City of Roanoke Roanoke $110,408.00
City of Portsmouth Portsmouth $5,000.00
Clinch Valley Community Action, Inc. Tazewell $30,785.00
Commonwealth Catholic Charities Richmond $36,587.00
Commonwealth Catholic Charities
$40,273.00
(CACH) Petersburg
Community Touch, Inc. Fauquier $181,775.00
Cornerstones (formerly Reston
$226,613.00
Interfaith ) Reston
Council of Community Services Roanoke $363,490.00
County of Loudoun Loudoun $272,269.00
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Culpeper Community Development
$92,868.00
Corp. Culpeper
Doorways for Women and Families Arlington $219,052.00
Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing
$133,000.00
Alliance Accomack
Empowerhouse (formerly RCDV) Fredericksburg $164,217.00
ESCADV Accomack $46,802.00
Family Crisis Support Services, Inc. Norton $322,083.00
Family Resource Center, Inc. Wytheville $89,655.00
First Step: A Response to Domestic
$40,272.00
Violence Harrisonburg
ForKids,Inc. Portsmouth $54,804.00
ForKids,Inc. Norfolk $714,584.00
George Washington Regional
$71,002.00
Commission Fredericksburg
Gloucester United Emergency Shelter
$95,917.00
Team Gloucester
Hanover Safe Place Hanover $143,852.00
Harrisonburg Redevelopment and
$59,391.00
Housing Authority Harrisonburg
Help and Emergency Response, Inc. Portsmouth $223,468.00
Helping Overcome Poverty's Existence,
$320,164.00
Inc. Wytheville
HomeAgain Richmond $232,790.00
Homeward Richmond $299,938.00
Housing Families First Richmond $211,537.00
Interfaith Outreach Assosciation Lynchburg $85,490.00
Judeo-Christian Outreach Center Virginia Beach $121,406.00
LGBT Life Center Norfolk $239,543.00
LGBT Life Center Virginia Beach $73,126.00
Mercy House, Inc. Harrisonburg $388,963.00
Micah Ecumenical Ministries Fredericksburg $335,554.00
Miriam's House Lynchburg $132,794.00
New Hope Housing, Inc. Arlington $209,900.00
New Hope Housing, Inc. Fairfax $226,830.00
New River Community Action, Inc. Radford $287,512.00
New River Family Shelter Christiansburg $43,813.00
Norfolk Community Services Board Norfolk $27,500.00
Northern Virginia Family Service Prince William $259,752.00
Northern Virginia Family Service Fairfax $178,313.00
People Incorporated of Virginia Abingdon $201,944.00
Portsmouth Volunteers for the
$77,831.00
Homeless, Inc. Portsmouth
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Project Horizon Lexington $37,142.00
PWC DSS Homeless Services Prince William $257,741.00
Roads to Recovery Lynchburg $103,161.00
Rappahannock Refuge, Inc. dba Hope
$433,317.00
House Fredericksburg
Rappahannock-Rapidan Community
$5,000.00
Services Culpeper
Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional
$135,201.00
Commission Culpeper
Samaritan House, Inc. Virginia Beach $198,726.00
Shelter House, Inc. Fairfax $191,982.00
Shelter House, Inc. Loudoun $100,367.00
Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter Shenandoah $188,557.00
Southside Survivor Response Center,
$44,070.00
Inc. Martinsville
St. Joseph's Villa Richmond $300,000.00
St. Joseph's Villa Petersburg $129,104.00
StandUp For Kids, Hampton Roads Virginia Beach $54,986.00
STEP, Inc. Rocky Mount $186,222.00
STEPS, Inc. Farmville $125,016.00
StreetLight Community Outreach
$54,045.00
Ministries Woodbridge
The Daily Planet Richmond $32,712.00
The Improvement Association Emporia $56,324.00
The Laurel Center Winchester $68,017.00
The Planning Council Norfolk $113,651.00
The Salvation Army of Central VA Richmond $65,000.00
Total Action Against Poverty Roanoke $100,950.00
Tri-County Community Action Agency $101,844.00
South Boston
Valley Community Services Board Staunton $52,000.00
Valley Mission, Inc. Staunton $52,500.00
Virginia Supportive Housing Norfolk $57,200.00
Volunteers Of America Chesapeake Loudoun $100,367.00
Women's Resource Center of the New
$166,144.00
River Valley Radford
YWCA Central Virginia Lynchburg $25,750.00
YWCA Richmond Richmond $93,900.00
YWCA South Hampton Roads Norfolk $268,620.00
Total
*Total does not include admin
allocated to DHCD $15,423,561.00
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Emergency Shelter
Funding for emergency shelter totaled approximately $2.9 million through the VHSP
competitive application process.
During 2023-24 program year, emergency shelter providers receiving VHSP served 8,720
persons (5,821 households) through emergency and seasonal shelters. Of the 5,821
households, thirty percent (30%) or 1,728 were households with children and seventy-
eight percent (70%) or 4,093 were households with only adults.
The table and charts below provide additional details on the populations served by
emergency shelters.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Emergency Shelter Operations: Age
Total Population: 8,720
468, 5% 26, 0% 993, 11%
1047, 12%
1098, 13%
1075, 12%
485, 6%
624, 7%
1452, 17%
1452, 17%
Age: under 5 Age: 5-12 Age: 13-17 Age: 18-24
Age: 25-34 Age: 35-44 Age: 45-54 Age: 55-64
Age: 65+ Age: Data Not Collected
Thirty percent (30%) of persons in emergency shelter were children under the age of 18
and five percent (5%) of those served were 62 or older.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Emergency Solutions Program: Gender Identity
Total population: 8,720
4623
4031
In October 2023, HUD made significant changes to the required data elements to collect
gender identity. Attached you will find the full list of gender identity data elements. The
gender categories provide in this graph are only those where individuals receiving
emergency shelter identified.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of individuals served in an emergency shelter identified as a
woman and 46% identified as a man. In addition, 42 individuals (< 1%) identified as non-
binary, transgender, questioning, culturally specific, woman/transgender, woman/non-
binary, man/transgender, transgender/non-binary, non-binary/questioning, or more
than 2 gender identities.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Shelter Operations, Race/Ethnicity
Total Population: 8,720
R&E: Client Doesn't Know/Prefers Not to Answer 187
R&E: Multiracial - more than 2 races/ethnicity, where no… 35
Hispanic/Latina/e/o &Additional Race 334
Hispanic/Latina/e/o 404
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous 77
Middle Eastern or North African & Additional Race 3
Middle Eastern or North African 48
Asian or Asian American & Additional Race 3
Asian or Asian American 69
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Additional Race 21
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 99
Black, African American, or African & Additional Race 52
Black, African American, or African 4575
White & Additional Race 243
White 2491
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
In October 2023, HUD made significant changes to the required data elements to collect
race/ethnicity. This graph combines multiple categories. Attached you will find the full
list of race/ethnic data elements.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) were White, 52% Black, African American, or African; one
percent (1%) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; less than one percent (<1%) Asian or
Asian American; less than one percent (<1%) Middle Eastern or North African; five
percent (5%) Hispanic/Latino/e/o; and one percent (1%) American Indian, Alaska Native,
or Indigenous. Additionally, there were four percent (4%) Multiracial with more than
one race and not Hispanic/Latino/e/o, and four percent (4%) Multiracial with more than
one race and Hispanic/Latina/e/o.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Emergency Shelter Operations: Subpopulations
Adult Total: 6,118
Veterans 310
Domestic violence victim and/or survivor 2456
Chronically Homeless Families (households with children) 90
Chronically Homeless Individuals (adults without children) 836
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
* Note sub-populations only include adults (except chronically homeless families) and are
not unduplicated. An adult may be in one or more categories.
Forty percent (40%) of adults were victims of domestic violence. Of the households
without children who were served in emergency shelter, 13% were chronically homeless.
And of the total individuals in households’ w/children, one percent (1%) were chronically
homeless. Five percent (5%) of adult individuals who received VHSP-funded shelter
services report veteran status.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Emergency Shelter Operations: Conditions
Adult population: 6,118
HIV/AIDS 85
Physical Disability 1144
Developmental Disability 464
Chronic Health Condition 1375
Substance Use Disorder 964
Mental Health Disorder 2321
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
*Note conditions only include adults. An adult may be in one or more categories.
Conditions include serious mental illness (38%), substance use disorder (16%), and other
chronic health conditions (22%), which are self-reported unless used as a documented
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disability for permanent supportive housing or other permanent housing that requires
disability documentation.
*Note insurance includes adults and children. A person may be enrolled in more than one
type of insurance.
Over the last fiscal year, 18% of those who were experiencing homelessness had no
insurance while the majority, 66%, had Medicaid.
Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Emergency Shelter Operations: Exit Destination
Exited Population 7,244
Destination:
230/3% Homeless
Destination:
754/10%
Temporary
Destination:
2050/28% 943/13% Institution
251/3%
Destination:
Permanent Housing
Destination: Other
3016/42%
Destination: Data
Not Collected
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Of households that exited shelter, 42% exited to a permanent destination (market rate
rental, Section 8, supportive housing, or permanent placement with family and friends).
Thirteen percent (13%) exited to a temporary destination (hotel or to temporary housing
provided by family/friends or self-paid hotel). Three percent (3%) exited to an
institutional destination (hospital, psychiatric hospital, jail/prison, treatment facility,
etc.). Ten percent (10%) exited to another homeless location, and 28% exited to an
“other” (unspecified) destination, while three percent (3%) exited without the data being
collected.
Rapid Re-housing
Funding for rapid re-housing totaled approximately $6.3 million through the VHSP
application process. Rapid re-housing is a solution to homelessness designed to help
individuals and families to quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. It
is offered without preconditions (such as employment, income, absence of criminal
record, or sobriety) and the resources and services provided are tailored to the unique
needs of the household. By providing resources for the core components of rapid re-
housing, such as housing identification, move-in and rent assistance up to 24 months, and
stabilization case management and voluntary services, rapid re-housing is an effective
solution to end homelessness
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing: Age
Total Population: 3,979
134/3% 8/<1%
334/8% 624/16%
355/9%
773/19%
546/14%
528/13% 378/9%
299/8%
Age: 5 and under Age: 5-12 Age: 13-17 Age: 18-24
Age: 25-34 Age: 35-44 Age: 45-54 Age: 55-64
Age: 65+ Age: Data Not Collected
Forty-four percent (44%) of those who were rapidly re-housed were children under the
age of 18.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing: Gender Identity
Total Population: 3,979
Woman 2209
Man 1741
Non-binary
Transgender
Woman/Transgender
Man/Transgender
Transgender/Non-Binary
ues oning/Di erent Iden ty
Data Not Collected
The gender categories provide in this graph are only those individuals receiving rapid re-
housing identified.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of individuals served in a rapid re-housing identified as a woman
and 43% identify as a man. In addition, 42 individuals (< 1%) identified as non-binary,
transgender, woman/transgender, man/transgender, transgender/non-binary, or
questioning/different identity.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing, Race/Ethnicity
Population: 3,979
Client Doesn't Know/Prefers Not to Answer 45
Multiracial - more than 2 races/ethnicity, where no… 39
Hispanic/Latina/e/o &Additional Race 279
Hispanic/Latina/e/o Only 80
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous Only 24
Middle Eastern or North African & Additional Race 0
Middle Eastern or North African Only 16
Asian or Asian American & Additional Race 1
Asian or Asian American Only 79
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Additional Race 7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Only 6
Black, African American, or African & Additional Race 32
Black, African American, or African Only 2490
White & Additional Race 162
White 839
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
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In October 2023, HUD made significant changes to the required data elements to collect
race/ethnicity. This graph combines multiple categories. Attached you will find the full
list of race/ethnic data elements.
Twenty-one percent (21%) were White, 63% Black, African American, or African; less
than one percent (<1%) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; two percent (2%) Asian or
Asian American; less than one percent (<1%) Middle Eastern or North African; two
percent (2%) Hispanic/Latino/e/o; and less than one percent (<1%) American Indian,
Alaska Native, or Indigenous. Additionally, there were six percent (6%) Multiracial with
more than one race and not Hispanic/Latino/e/o, and seven percent (7%) Multiracial
with more than one race and Hispanic/Latina/e/o.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing: Subpopulations
Adult population: 2,196
Domestic violence victim and/or survivor 779
Chronically Homeless Families (households with children) 81
Chronically Homeless Individuals (adults without
318
children)
Veterans 59
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
*Note sub-populations only include adults (except chronically homeless families) and are
not unduplicated. An adult may be in one or more categories.
Thirty-five percent (35%) of adults were survivors of domestic violence. Of the
households without children who were served in rapid re-housing, fourteen percent
(14%) were chronically homeless. And of the total individuals in households’ with
children, three percent (3%) were chronically homeless (family chronic homelessness
includes adults and children). Three percent (3%) of adult individuals receiving VHSP-
funded shelter services reported veteran status.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing: Conditions
Adult population: 2,196
Physical Disability 378
Developmental Disability 228
Chronic Health Condition 494
Substance Use Disorder 207
Mental Health Disorder 768
HIV/AIDS 25
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
*Note conditions only include adults. An adult may be in one or more categories.
Conditions include serious mental illness (35%), substance use disorder (9%), and other
chronic health conditions (22%), which were self-reported unless used as a documented
disability for permanent supportive housing or other permanent housing that required
disability documentation.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing: Insurance
Total population: 3,979
3500 2997
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000 567
500 200 89 98
25 24 18
0
Medicaid Medicare VA Medical State Employer - No Health Insurance: Insurance:
Services Children's Provided Insurance Client Doesn't Data Not
Health Insurance Know/Prefers Collected
Insurance Not to Answer
Program
*Note insurance includes adults and children. A person may be enrolled in more than one
type.
Over the last fiscal year, 14% of individuals enrolled in a rapid re-housing program had no
insurance while the majority, 75%, had Medicaid.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Rapid Re-housing: Exit Destination
Total exits:2635
143/5% 149/6%
208/8%
52/2%
2083/79%
Destination: Homeless Destination: Temporary Destination: Institution
Destination: Permanent Destination: Other
Of households who exited rapid re-housing, seventy-nine percent (79%) exited to a
permanent destination (market rate rental, Section 8, supportive housing, or permanent
placement with family and friends). Eight percent (8%) exited to a temporary destination
(hotel or to temporary housing provided by family/friend). Two percent (2%) exited to an
institutional destination (hospital, psychiatric hospital, jail/prison, treatment facility,
etc.). Six percent (6%) exited to another homeless location, and 5% exited to an “other”
(unspecified) destination.
Homeless Prevention
The purpose of VHSP’s prevention funding is to prevent homelessness by targeting
resources to those households who will imminently (within 14 days) lose their primary
nighttime residence and have incomes below 30 percent area median income. Eligible
homeless prevention activities include rent and housing stabilization financial assistance,
housing search and placement, stabilization case management and services, and
mediation.
Through VHSP, approximately $4 million in state funds were distributed across the
commonwealth for homeless prevention activities. During the 2023-2024 program year,
prevention funding provided assistance to 2,293 individuals (996 households) including
493 households with children under the age of 18.
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Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Prevention: Age
Total Population: 1,797
40/2% 6/1%
108/6% 217/12%
155/9%
373/21%
259/14%
222/12%
270/15%
147/8%
Age: 5 and under Age: 5-12 Age: 13-17 Age: 18-24
Age: 25-34 Age: 35-44 Age: 45-54 Age: 55-64
Age: 65+ Age: Data Not Collected
Forty-five percent (45%) of the individuals who received homeless prevention services
were under the age of 18.
Virginai Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Prevention: Gender Identity
Population: 1,797
Woman 1065
Man 714
Transgender
Culturally Speci c Iden ty
More than 2 Gender Iden es Selected
Gender: Data not Collected
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The gender categories provide in this graph are only those individuals receiving rapid re-
housing identified.
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of individuals served in a rapid re-housing identified as a woman
and 40% identify as a man.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Prevention, Race/Ethnicity
Population: 1,797
Client Doesn't Know/Prefers Not to Answer 15
Multiracial - more than 2 races/ethnicity, where no option… 5
Hispanic/Latina/e/o &Additional Race 51
Hispanic/Latina/e/o Only 48
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous Only 1
Middle Eastern or North African & Additional Race 0
Middle Eastern or North African Only 28
Asian or Asian American & Additional Race 2
Asian or Asian American Only 20
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Additional Race 9
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Only 14
Black, African American, or African & Additional Race 11
Black, African American, or African Only 901
White & Additional Race 82
White 609
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
In October 2023, HUD made significant changes to the required data elements to collect
race/ethnicity. This graph combines multiple categories. Attached you will find the full
list of race/ethnic data elements.
Thirty-four percent (34%) were White, 50% Black, African American, or African; less than
one percent (<1%) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; one percent (1%) Asian or Asian
American; one percent (1%) Middle Eastern or North African; three percent (3%)
Hispanic/Latino/e/o; and less than one percent (<1%) American Indian, Alaska Native, or
Indigenous. Additionally, there were six percent (6%) Multiracial with more than one
race and not Hispanic/Latino/e/o, and three percent (3%) Multiracial with more than
one race and Hispanic/Latina/e/o.
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*Note sub-populations only include adults (except chronically homeless families) and are
not unduplicated. An adult may be in one or more categories.
Nineteen percent (19%) of adults were survivors of domestic violence. Of the households
without children who were served in homeless prevention, two percent (2%) were
chronically homeless. Two percent (2%) of adult individuals receiving VHSP-prevention
services reported veteran status.
*Note conditions only include adults. An adult may be in one or more categories.
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Conditions include serious mental illness (20%), substance use disorder (5%), and other
chronic health conditions (14%), which are self-reported unless used as a documented
disability for permanent supportive housing or other permanent housing that requires
disability documentation.
Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
FY24 Prevention, Insurance
Total Population: 1,979
1600 1426
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
177
200 91 37 70 28
4 13
0
Medicaid Medicare VA Medical State Employer - No Health Insurance: Insurance:
Services Children's Provided Insurance Data Not Other
Health Insurance Collected
Insurance
Program
*Note insurance includes adults and children. A person may be enrolled in more than one
type.
Over the last fiscal year, nine percent (9%) of individuals enrolled in prevention programs
had no insurance while the majority, 72%, had Medicaid.
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Of households who exited homeless prevention, 82% exited to a permanent destination
(market rate rental, Section 8, supportive housing, or permanent placement with family
and friends). Seven percent (7%) exited to a temporary destination (hotel or to temporary
housing provided by family/friends) and two percent (2%) exited to a homeless
destination (shelter or place not meant for human habitation) and eight percent (8%)
exited to an “other” destination.
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS/HIV (HOPWA)
HOPWA funds are available to meet needed housing assistance for moderate- to low-
income individuals with HIV/AIDS outside of Virginia’s entitlement metropolitan
statistical areas (EMSAs). The funds through this program were focused on direct housing
assistance and include supportive services for the individuals receiving housing assistance
through the HOPWA program.
DHCD awards HOPWA funds to eligible project sponsors (that operate outside the state’s
EMSAs) following a renewal application process. Currently, the state HOPWA programs
encompass 31,749 square miles.
DHCD administered a federal allocation of $1,375,054 in HOPWA funds through eight
project sponsors across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The project sponsors served a
total of 304 unduplicated households with housing assistance. The services they received
included:
• Short-term rent, mortgage, and utility assistance (STRMU) - 214 households
• Tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) - 88 households
• Supportive services – 304 households
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An additional 147 family members, of which 4 also had HIV/AIDS, benefited from HOPWA
housing assistance.
HOPWA Project Sponsors 2023-2024
Housing Support Funded
Sub-grantee (Project Sponsor) Service Area(s) Activities Services Amount
Page, Short term rent. Case
AIDS Response Effort, Inc. Shenandoah, Tenant based management/
Winchester rental assistance Food bank $92,087.00
Tenant based
rental
assistance, Short
term rent,
Case
City of Charlottesville Roanoke Support $288,172.00
management
services,
Permanent
Housing
Placement
Tenant based
rental
Case
Commonwealth Catholic Charities Norton assistance, Short $128,144.00
management
term rent,
Support services
Tenant based
rental
assistance, Short
Roanoke,
term rent,
Covington, Case
Council of Community Services Support $265,000.00
Salem, Clifton management
services,
Forge, Vinton
Permanent
Housing
Placement
Tenant based
rental
assistance, Short
term rent, Case
Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS
Fredericksburg Support management/ $140,000.00
Support Services
services, Transportation
Permanent
Housing
Placement
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Tenant based
rental
Page, assistance, Short
Rockbridge, term rent,
Rockingham, Support
Harrisonburg Community Health Shenandoah, services, Case
$122,200.20
Center Care Management Buena Vista, Permanent management
Lexington, Housing
Staunton, Placement,
Waynesboro Housing
information
Services
Short term rent. Case
Tenant based management,
Lynchburg Community Action
Lynchburg rental Transportation, $83,199.00
Group, Inc.
assistance, Food/Foodbank,
support services Support Group
Tenant based
rental
assistance, Short
term rent,
Case
Pittsylvania Community Action Inc Pittsylvania Support $115,000.00
management
services,
Permanent
Housing
Placement
Total
*Total does not include admin
allocated to DHCD $1,233,802.20
Housing Trust Fund - Homeless Reduction Grant
At least 80 percent of the funds allocated to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund must be used
to provide loans that reduce the costs of affordable rental housing and homeownership.
Up to 20 percent may be used for grants to reduce homelessness. Eligible project types
of the Homeless Reduction Grant (HRG) include rapid re-housing, permanent supportive
housing for persons experiencing chronic homelessness, and innovative and pilot projects
focused on addressing the permanent housing needs of historically underserved
populations, including older adults and youth experiencing homelessness. Eligible
activities for each of these project types include rental assistance, case management,
planning activities, outreach and engagement services, and crisis housing for special
populations.
Eighty-six applications were for last year’s Housing Trust Fund Homeless Reduction Grant
competitive cycle, with requests of over $16 million in funding. The applications were
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reviewed, evaluated, ranked and scored according to the requirements of the program.
Upon completion of the review process, proposals were ranked, whereby award offers
are recommended to the highest-ranking proposals based on funding availability.
The awards were distributed as follows:
RRH – Rapid Re-Housing
PSH – Permanent Supportive Housing
UPIP – Underserved Populations Innovation Project (Innovative projects for specific
groups experiencing homelessness who have been historically underserved including
Older Adults and Youth.
• Total amount ($) utilized $12,900,000
• Total # of projects funded 68
o # of RRH projects 34
o # of UPI projects 9
o # of PSH projects 25
Housing Trust Fund – Homeless Reduction Grant 2023 - 2024
Organization Project Name Project Recommended Localities
Type Funding
Virginia Youth Shared UPIP $805,875 City of Richmond,
Commonwealth Housing Program Counties of
University Implementation and Chesterfield and
Evaluation Henrico
Bridges to Bridges to RRH $625,630 City of Arlington
Independence Indpendence-RRH-
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FACETS Facets HTF RRH RRH $526,452 County of Fairfax
2023
Williamsburg WHOM Older UPIP $473,040 City of
House of Mercy Adults Returning to Williamsburg,
Stability (OARS), Counties of James
2022 City and York
Shelter House Shelter House, Inc. RRH $451,214 County of
Inc. Loudoun Rapid Re- Loudoun
Housing 2023
Family Crisis FCSS PSH Serbie PSH $432,241 City of Norton,
Support 2023 Counties of
Services, Inc. Dickenson, Lee,
Scott, and Wise
Carpenter’s Carpenter’s Shelter RRH $400,000 City of
Shelter Rapid Rehousing Alexandria
2023
Shelter House, Housing Trust Fund RRH $400,000 Cities of Fairfax
Inc. Homeless Reduction and Falls Church,
Grant 2023 County of Fairfax
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Micah FY23 PSH $380,070 City of
Ecumenical Fredericksburg Fredericksburg,
Ministries Continuum of Care Counties of
Permanent Caroline, King
Supportive Housing George,
Program (Micah) Spotsylvania, and
Stafford
Family Crisis Family Crisis UPIP $379,773 City of Norton,
Support Services Support Services Counties of
Inc. 2023 Youth Dickenson, Lee,
Innovative Project Scott, and Wise
Williamsburg WHOM, Colonial PSH $343,656 City of
House of Mercy Area Supportive Williamsburg,
Housing 2022 Counties of James
City and York
St. Joseph’s SJV Youth UPIP $301,049 Cities of Colonial
Villa Innovation Heights,
Petersburg Dinwiddie,
Emporia,
Hopewell, and
Petersburg
Counties of
Greensville, Prince
George, Surry, and
Sussex
Virginia FY23 Virginia PSH $300,000 City of Richmond
Supportive Supportive Housing
Housing Greater Richmond
Continuum of Care
Permanent
Supportive Housing
Services
Virginia FY23 Virginia RRH $300,000 City of Suffolk,
Supportive Supportive Housing Counties of Isle of
Housing Western Tidewater Wight County and
Rapid Rehousing Southampton
Commonwealth Commonwealth UPIP $271,124 City of Richmond,
Catholic Catholic Charities Counties of
Charities Youth Street Charles City,
Outreach 2023 Chesterfield,
Goochland,
Hanover, Henrico,
New Kent, and
Powhatan
New Creatures- New Creatures PSH $267,559 Cities of Manassas
in-Christ Permanent and Manassas
Ministries Inc. Supportive Housing Park, County of
2023 Prince William
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Bay Aging Bay Aging Scattered PSH $265,823 Counties of Essex,
Site Permanent Gloucester, King
Supportive Housing and Queen, King
2023 William,
Lancaster,
Matthews,
Middlesex,
Richmond and
Westmoreland,
Virginia FY23 Virginia PSH $250,000 Cities of
Supportive Supportive Housing Chesapeake,
Housing SVHC Permanent Norfolk, and
Supportive Housing Suffolk
Services
LINK of LINK of Hampton PSH $245,078 Cities of Hampton
Hampton Roads Roads, CANLINK and Williamsburg,
Inc. Housing Trust Fund County
2023 of Newport News
City
Valley 2023 Rapid RRH $227,115 Cities of Buena
Community Rehousing Youth Vista, Lexington,
Services Board Valley Community Staunton, and
Services Board Waynesboro,
Counties of
Augusta, Bath,
Highland, and
Rockbridge
Rappahannock- Rappahannock- PSH $222,000 Counties of
Rapidan Rapidan Regional Culpeper,
Regional Commission Fauquier,
Commission Permanent Madison, Orange,
Supportive Housing and
2023 Rappahannock
Council of Council of RRH $203,610 Cities of
Community Community Covington, Craig,
Services Services Rapid Roanoke, and
Rehousing 2023 Salem, Counties of
Alleghany,
Botetourt, and
Roanoke
Carpenter’s Carpenter’s Shelter RRH $200,000 City of
Shelter Rapid Rehousing Alexandria
Project II
Cornerstones Cornerstones Rapid RRH $200,000 Cities of Fairfax
(formerly Reston Rehousing 2023 and Falls Church,
Interfaith) County of Fairfax
The Haven at The Haven Rapid RRH $200,000 City of
First & Market Rehousing Program Charlottesville,
2023 Counties of
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Albemarle,
Fluvanna, Greene,
Louisa, and
Nelson
Micah Micah Health UPIP $198,790 City of
Ecumenical Innovation Fredericksburg,
Ministries Counties of
Caroline, King
George,
Spotsylvania, and
Stafford
Tri-County Tri-County PSH $177,944 Counties of
Community Community Action Charlotte, Halifax,
Action Agency Agency and Mecklenburg
PathForward The A-SPAN PSH $175,000 County of
Supportive Housing Arlington
Project 2023
Senior Services Senior Services of UPIP $162,756 Cities of
of Southeastern SEVA Homeless Chesapeake,
Virginia Older Adults Franklin, Norfolk
Program 2023 City, Portsmouth,
Suffolk, and
Virginia Beach
City, Counties of
Isle of Wight and
Southampton
Judeo-Christian
Judeo Christian RRH $150,000 City of Virginia
Outreach Center
Outreach Center Beach
Rapid Rehousing
2023
Mercy House Mercy House RRH $150,000 Cities of
Inc. Housing Trust Fund Harrisonburg,
2023 Staunton, and
Waynesboro,
Counties of
Augusta, and
Rockingham
Miriam's House Miriam's House, RRH $150,000 Cities of Bedford,
Community First Campbell, and
2023 Lynchburg,
Counties of
Amherst,
Appomattox, and
Bedford
Rappahannock- Rappahannock- RRH $148,000 Counties of
Rapidan Rapidan Regional Culpeper,
Regional Commission Rapid Fauquier,
Commission Rehousing 2023 Madison, Orange,
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and
Rappahannock
Doorways for 2023 Doorways RRH $147,579 County of
Women and Housing Trust Fund Arlington
Families
PathForward PathForward Rapid RRH $147,019 County of
Rehousing Project Arlington
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Carpenter’s Carpenter’s Shelter PSH $135,000 City of
Shelter Permanent Alexandria
Supportive Housing
2023
New River New River RRH $132,850 City of Radford,
Community Community Action Counties of Giles,
Action Inc. Housing Trust Fund Floyd,
Rapid Rehousing Montgomery and
FY2023 Pulaski, Towns of
Blacksburg, and
Christiansburg
S.T.A.R. Haven S.T.A.R. Haven RRH $125,000 Cities of
Rapid Rehousing Chesapeake,
2023 Franklin, Norfolk,
and Suffolk,
Counties of Isle of
Wight, and
Southampton
Micah FY23 RRH $118,450 City of
Ecumenical Fredericksburg Fredericksburg,
Ministries Continuum of Care Counties of
Rapid Rehousing Caroline, King
Program (Micah) George,
Spotsylvania, and
Stafford
Virginia FY23 Virginia PSH $110,000 City of Virginia
Supportive Supportive Housing Beach
Housing Cloverleaf and
Crescent Square
Virginia Beach
Virginia FY23 Virginia PSH $110,000 City of
Supportive Supportive Housing Charlottesville
Housing The Crossings
Charlottesville
Permanent
Supportive Housing
New Hope Arlington PSH $105,000 County of
Housing Inc. Permanent Arlington
Supportive Housing
Projects 2023
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Virginia FY23 Virginia PSH $105,000 City of Norfolk
Supportive Supportive Housing
Housing Gosnold and Church
Street Norfolk
Culpeper Culpeper RRH $100,000 Counties of
Community Community Culpeper,
Development Development Fauquier,
Corporation Corporation/CHASS Madison, Orange,
Homeless and and
Special Needs Rappahannock
Housing Trust Fund
Homeless Reduction
Grant 2023
Gloucester Gloucester United RRH $100,000 Counties of Essex,
United Emergency Shelter Gloucester, King
Emergency Team Rapid Re- and Queen, King
Shelter Team housing 2023 William,
Lancaster,
Matthews,
Middlesex,
Richmond and
Westmoreland,
Northern Northern Virginia RRH $100,000 City of Radford,
Virginia Family Family Service Counties of Giles,
Service Prince William Area Floyd,
Rapid Rehousing Montgomery and
Program Pulaski, Towns of
Blacksburg, and
Christiansburg
Pathways Pathways PSH $100,000 Cities of Fairfax
Permanent and Falls Church,
Supportive Housing County of Fairfax
2023
St. Joseph’s St. Joseph’s Villa PSH $98,406 City of Richmond,
Villa Permanent Counties of
Supportive Housing Charles City,
Richmond Chesterfield,
Goochland,
Hanover, Henrico,
New Kent, and
Powhatan, Town
of Ashland
YWCA South YWCA South RRH $96,202 Cities of
Hampton Roads Hampton Roads Chesapeake,
Housing Trust Fund Franklin, Norfolk
Rapid Rehousing City, Portsmouth,
FY23 Suffolk, and
Virginia Beach
City, Counties of
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Isle of Wight and
Southampton
People People Inc. Housing PSH $95,986 Counties of
Incorporated of Trust Fund Culpeper,
Virginia Homeless Reduction Fauquier,
Grant Foothills Madison, Orange,
Housing Network and
Permanent Rappahannock
Supportive Housing
2023
People People Inc. PSH $89,859 City of Bristol,
Incorporated of Cumberland Plateau Counties of
Virginia Housing Trust Fund Buchanan,
Permanent Dickenson,
Supportive Housing Russell, Tazewell,
2023 and Washington
Rappahannock Loisann's Hope RRH $80,000 City of
Refuge dba House Housing Fredericksburg,
Hope House Trust Fund Rapid Counties of
Rehousing for Caroline, King
Families George,
Spotsylvania, and
Stafford
ForKids Inc. ForKids Rapid UPIP $75,000 Cities of
Rehousing for Chesapeake,
Parenting Youth and Franklin, Norfolk,
Young Adults and Suffolk
Counties of Isle of
Wight and
Southampton
New Hope City of Alexandria PSH $73,000 City of
Housing Inc. Permanent Alexandria
Supportive Housing
2023
Help and Help and RRH $65,360 City of
Emergency Emergency Portsmouth
Response Inc. Response Rapid
Rehousing 2023
Community Community Touch RRH $65,000 Counties of
Touch Rapid Rehousing Culpeper,
2023 Fauquier,
Madison, Orange,
and
Rappahannock
FACETS FACETS Rapid RRH $63,109 County of Fairfax
Rehousing 2023
Miriam's House Miriam's House PSH $61,800 Cities of Bedford
Central Virginia and Lynchburg,
Counties of
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Supportive Housing Amherst,
2023 Appomattox,
Bedford and
Campbell
Bay Aging Bay Aging Rapid RRH $60,000 Counties of Essex,
Rehousing 2023 Gloucester, King
and Queen, King
William,
Lancaster,
Matthews,
Middlesex,
Richmond and
Westmoreland,
Miriam’s House Miriam's House RRH $60,000 Cities of Bedford,
Community First Campbell, and
Expansion 2022 Lynchburg,
Counties of
Amherst,
Appomattox, and
Bedford
New Hope Fairfax Permanent PSH $60,000 Cities of Fairfax
Housing Inc.Supportive Housing and Falls Church,
Projects 2023 County of Fairfax
Virginia FY23 Virginia PSH $60,000 City of
Supportive Supportive Housing Portsmouth
Housing South Bay
Apartments
Portsmouth
Mercy House Mercy House Rapid RRH $55,000 Cities of
Inc. R-housing 2023 Harrisonburg,
Staunton, and
Waynesboro,
Counties of
Augusta, and
Rockingham
FACETS FACETS Permanent PSH $36,891 County of Fairfax
Supportive Housing
2023
First Step: A First Step Rapid RRH $26,000 Cities of
Response to Rehousing 2023 Harrisonburg and
Domestic Winchester,
Violence Counties of
Rockingham,
Clarke, Frederick,
Page, Shenandoah,
and Warren
Shenandoah Shenandoah Rapid RRH $25,000 Cities of
Alliance for Rehousing 2023 Harrisonburg,
Shelter Staunton, and
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Waynesboro,
Counties of
Augusta, and
Rockingham
Commonwealth Commonwealth PSH $23,690 Cities of Colonial
Catholic Catholic Charities Heights,
Charities Crater PSH Project Dinwiddie,
FY23 Emporia,
Hopewell, and
Petersburg
Counties of
Greensville, Prince
George, Surry, and
Sussex
AIDS Response AIDS Response RRH $10,000 Cities of
Effort Inc. Effort Rapid Harrisonburg and
Rehousing 2023 Winchester,
Counties of
Rockingham,
Clarke, Frederick,
Page, Shenandoah,
and Warren
Total: $12,900,000
Housing Trust Fund: Rapid Re-housing Permanent Underserved
Homeless Reduction Supportive Housing Populations
Grant Outcomes Innovative Project
Total Households 1193 942 401
Total Adults 1486 974 467
Total Children 823 43 204
Total Individuals 2309 1017 671
Mental Health 22% 59% 47%
Disorder
Substance Use 7% 29% 10%
Disorder
Chronic Health 15% 27% 15%
Condition
Developmental 7% 8% 9%
Disability
Physical Disability 15% 32% 10%
Domestic Violence 31% 19% 30%
Survivor
Total Exits 1719 183 460
Exits to 8% 12% 11%
Homelessness
Exits to Institutions 1% 14% 2%
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Exits to Temporary 7% 9% 18%
Housing
Exits to Permanent 76% 31% 60%
Housing
Exits to Other 9% 34% 10%
Housing
Underserved Population Innovation Projects (UPIP)
Agencies across the Commonwealth have piloted projects that focus on populations that
are historically underserved including: youth experiencing homelessness from ages 18-
24, older adults, LGBTQ+, those with substance use or who are in recovery, and those
with complex medical needs. As a result, many projects have created new models of
service delivery that includes the experience of those being served. A few highlights
include establishing Youth Action Boards that have diverse voices for system
improvement and teaching youth skills needed for adulthood such as opening checking
accounts, budgeting, time management, transportation options, and how to apply for
benefits. Projects focusing on older adults developed partnerships with home health
agencies, assistances with activities of daily living (ADL) and managing chronic health
conditions. Many projects continued practices that were previously developed, including
Supportive Housing Collaboratives, partnering with Managed Care Organizations,
increasing shared housing options, improving coordinated entry and assessment
methods, providing critical supplies (food, clothing, diapers, and toiletries), and the
implementation of Positive Youth Development and Healing Centered Engagement
approaches.
While focusing on these underserved populations, a number of barriers to their service
that were identified. Specific to parenting youth (18-24), were lack of childcare, lack of
shelter space, and difficulty in getting connected to mainstream services. There were also
barriers related to the complexity of serving older adults specifically the lack of cross-
system referrals when healthcare providers identify lack of housing as the most significant
health-related social need. In rural areas, the lack of transportation and lack of
employment opportunities were reported as significant barriers to stable housing.
COVID-Related Funding
The Homeless and Special Needs Housing unit administered the COVID Homelessness
Emergency Response Program (CHERP) to first ensure all individuals and households
experiencing homelessness have access to safe, 24/7, emergency shelter during this
health pandemic. The second goal of the COVID Homelessness Emergency Response
Program was to help households maintain or obtain permanent housing and receive the
housing-focused supportive services necessary to retain permanent housing.
Additionally, COVID funds were used to continue services in the post-COVID era.
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All COVID Funds were expended during FY24. Over the four-year period, the
commonwealth served 12,439 persons with emergency shelter, 4,503 persons with
rapid re-housing, and 1,247 persons with prevention. Of these served, 9,183 exited to
permanent housing.
Conclusion
DHCD’s Homeless and Special Needs Housing unit continues to work to make
homelessness rare, brief, and one time. To that end, the unit administers state- and
federally-funded homeless service programs to address housing and stabilization services
for individuals and families at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in the commonwealth.
To administer these funds, partnerships are maintained with communities and an array
of service providers including nonprofits, units of local government, and housing
authorities. It is paramount for ensuring comprehensive homeless services are provided
effectively and efficiently in accordance with best-practice models to maximize limited
resources.
These efforts have been successful. Since 2010, the increased focus on ending homeless
in the Commonwealth of Virginia has achieved significant results:
✓ Overall homelessness decreased by 22 percent
✓ Family homelessness decreased by 35 percent
✓ Veteran homelessness decreased by 60 percent (since 2011)
✓ Youth homelessness decreased by 46 percent (since 2013)
✓ Chronic homelessness decreased by 45 percent
With continued state leadership, innovation, funding, and increased affordable housing,
ending homelessness is possible in Virginia.
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Gender Identity and Race & Ethnicity Data Elements
Gender Identity:
1) Woman
2) Man
3) Culturally Specific Identity
4) Transgender
5) Non-binary
6) Questioning
7) Different Identity
8) Woman/Man
9) Woman/Culturally Specific Identity
10) Woman/Transgender
11) Woman/Non-Binary
12) Woman/Questioning
13) Woman/Different Identity
14) Man/Culturally Specific Identity
15) Man/Transgender
16) Man/Non-Binary
17) Man/Questioning
18) Man/Different Identity
19) Culturally Specific Identity/Transgender
20) Culturally Specific Identity/Non-Binary
21) Culturally Specific Identity/Questioning
22) Culturally Specific Identity/Different Identity
23) Transgender/Non-Binary
24) Transgender/Questioning
25) Transgender/Different Identity
26) Non-Binary/Questioning
27) Non-Binary/Different Identity
28) Questioning/Different Identity
29) More than 2 Gender Identities Selected
30) Gender: Client Doesn't Know/Prefers Not to Answer
31) Gender: Data not Collected
Race & Ethnicity
1) R&E: American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
2) R&E: Asian or Asian American
3) R&E: Black, African American, or African
4) R&E: Hispanic/Latina/e/o
5) R&E: Middle Eastern or North African
6) R&E: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander *
7) R&E: White
8) R&E: Asian or Asian American & American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
9) R&E: Black, African American, or African & American Indian, Alaska Native, or
Indigenous
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10) R&E: Hispanic/Latina/e/o & American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
11) R&E: Middle Eastern or North African & American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
12)R&E: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & American Indian, Alaska Native, or
Indigenous
13) R&E: White & American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
14) R&E: Black, African American, or African & Asian or Asian American
15) R&E: Hispanic/Latina/e/o & Asian or Asian American
16) R&E: Middle Eastern or North African & Asian or Asian American
17) R&E: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Asian or Asian American
18) R&E: White & Asian or Asian American
19) R&E: Hispanic/Latina/e/o & Black, African American, or African
20) R&E: Middle Eastern or North African & Black, African American, or African
21) R&E: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Black, African American, or African
22) R&E: White & Black, African American, or African
23) R&E: Middle Eastern or North African & Hispanic/Latina/o/e
24) R&E: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Hispanic/Latina/o/e
25) R&E: White & Hispanic/Latina/o/e
26) R&E: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander & Middle Eastern or North African
27) R&E: White & Middle Eastern or North African
28) R&E: White & Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
29) R&E: Multiracial - more than 2 races/ethnicity, where no option is Hispanic/Latina/e/o
30) R&E: Multiracial - more than 2 races/ethnicity, with one being Hispanic/Latina/e/o
31) R&E: Client Doesn't Know/Prefers Not to Answer
32) R&E: Data Not Collected
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