B. Manatee County Homeless By-Name-List and Coordinated Entry Data Trends

Part of the CoC Lead Agency function is to design and implement a Coordinated Entry System (CES) inclusive of maintaining a By-Name List of everyone experiencing homelessness within the CoC catchment area. The By-Name List (BNL) helps the CoC and service partners understand current needs and prioritize highly vulnerable homeless individuals for the appropriate services and housing interventions. The BNL also provides the most reliable data on the current homeless population and time frames for achieving housing, referrals, and length of time homeless.

SPEH enacted the CES in 2018 for Manatee County. Part of the CE process includes conducting a standardized assessment of everyone experiencing homelessness. This Assessment (the VI-SPDAT) helps determine what level of support and service is needed to end their episode of homelessness. Based on the 2018-2022 Coordinated Entry and By Name List data maintained for Manatee County, we have determined the following.

• 572 total people have been assessed since 2018

• 63 were permanently housed

• 85 were moved to inactive status due to self-resolving their homeless situation or lost contact

• 424 of those people still need housing