This is a website to publicize data gathered from a survey of Lincoln County
homeless people based in Newport, Oregon. |
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| Before you go any further, read
this link about the homeless in another city. All our survey data says the
same is true in Lincoln County.
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Click here to see article about Hope Rising in 6/28/06 News Times |
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Who is Hope Rising
We are a small group of volunteers who are trying to find a away to increase
support to
Lincoln County homeless by collecting and publicizing homeless survey data.
We have learned that much of the commonly believed ideas about the homeless
are wrong. We have no funds and have decided that the highest impact action
we can take is to dispel the "Myths" about Lincoln County homeless
and so that more funding can be provided to existing local nonprofit
service organizations that want to provide more assistance
but need more funding. A list of organizations providing services list is listed
here. If your organization needs to be added
to the list, send us an email
with the service you provide and your contact information and we will add it
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| Our local survey data of Lincoln
County homeless people and research both say most homeless people are
"temporarily homeless." There is a wide difference in these Facts versus
"Opinion" about Lincoln County homeless people. There is a
significant problem in Lincoln County regarding aid to people who are
temporarily homeless due to loss of job, illness, divorce or other
issue-Shortage of shelter, jobs, toilets, showers, washers, cooking areas,
mentoring, etc. |
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In 2004 and 2005 Hope Rising did research on homeless in
Oregon and conducted a survey of Lincoln County homeless people and learned the following.
Only a small % of Lincoln County homeless people that experience homelessness in a given year are
the chronic homeless, yet the chronic homeless are the source
of the image in most peoples minds as they are seen around all the time. The great
majority of homeless people are disadvantaged people who are homeless less than
a year but get back on their feet within months, maybe more.
Many people in Lincoln County do not have
financial reserves or health insurance and are a lost job or an illness away
from not being able to pay their rent or house payment. Through circumstance
they become part of the Lincoln County Homeless population.
These are our neighbors that experience
homelessness in spite of their best efforts.
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Homeless
data from the Portland 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
The chronic homeless are a small %, like 10%
28% are disabled (18% mental and 10% physical)
30% have addictions (there are many homeless people that do not drink or smoke)
14% are victims of Domestic Violence
6 to 13% are veterans
32% had not finished high school |
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Homeless Survey conducted by Hope Rising
In late 2004, and early 2005 we did a survey of the Lincoln County homeless
people we could find. It is hard to survey the homeless and the people we
could find are those that showed at free lunches and for services at
Progressive Options in Newport. We were able to survey about 100 Lincoln
County homeless people out of a population we estimate to be well over 1000.
This total includes several hundred homeless students in the public school
system. The survey tended to over represent the chronic homeless as they are
easy to find. Many Lincoln County homeless people are "invisible." |
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Here is a summary of the results of the 2004/05
Hope Rising survey of Newport Homeless people.
101 homeless people were interviewed, all living in or near Newport
51.4% have been lived in Lincoln County over 4 years. That means most of the
homeless we interviewed are our neighbors who have fallen on bad times and
need help. Some have lived here over 10 years and a few were born here!
50% have been homeless a year or less, and of these
67% have been homeless 6 months or less!
66.3% say they became homeless due to job loss.
30.7% say they became homeless due to
domestic violence, divorce or were a crime victim.
29.7% say they are disabled (physical or mental).
That is close to the Portland number of 28%. Progressive
Options indicates that many mentally disabled people do not represent themselves as such.
19.8% were female.
There were 18 children with their
homeless parents.
Most people surveyed have food stamps, have enough food, do
not have health care, and few have adequate, secure
shelter of any kind.
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| Lincoln County is
poorly equipped to help our neighbors, who have fallen on bad times and need to
get back on their feet, let alone do anything to help chronic homeless (most of
which have multiple issues) get on a path the recovery. |
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| Our Hope is that more
funding will be available from the community for local non profit
organizations if more people understand that most of the Lincoln County
homeless people are our neighbors
who have experienced difficult times and need help to get back on their
feet. |
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| Please help us provide funding and
support to the local organizations that are struggling to help Lincoln
County
homeless people. |
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Link to a List of local non profit organizations that are trying to help
Lincoln County homeless and disadvantaged
people.
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Contact Hope
Rising |
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