Reports & Data

Homeless Dashboards

San Antonio has many nonprofits, government agencies, congregations, and community members who work together to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring.

Together they form the local Homeless Response System (HRS), providing multiple services to individuals experiencing homelessness.

These dashboards provide an overview of some of the initiatives for addressing homelessness in our community.

System Response Dashboard

This dashboard shows an overview of the homeless response system in the San Antonio region. It gives information to show progress toward the shared goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. The data is provided by the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). It shows how many people enter homelessness each month and how many people are sheltered or housed each month.

Encampment Dashboard

This dashboard shows work coordinated by the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services (DHS) to remove (abate) homeless encampments that pose public health and safety issues. DHS regularly visits homeless encampments to engage with individuals living on the streets. When San Antonio residents report encampments by calling 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000, DHS is committed to responding to these calls within two weeks to make sure that there are no health or safety issues in the encampments.

If public health and safety issues are identified, the encampment is removed (abated) as soon as possible. Abatements are part of a broader effort to connect people experiencing homelessness to services and resources; and reduce the impact of homelessness within the community.

Performance Measures Dashboards

DHS monitors the performance of internal programs and contracted partners who provide services. Performance measures for DHS and delegate agencies are available at:

• Department Performance Measures
• Delegate Agencies Performance Data (Consolidated Funding)
• Delegate Agencies Performance Data (ARPA Funding)

SAMMinistries Low-Barrier Non-Congregate Shelter Dashboard

This dashboard shows the usage of the SAMMinistries (SAMM) Low-Barrier Non-Congregate Shelter in San Antonio. The shelter operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to provide immediate and easy access to emergency shelther and housing resources. The data is from the HMIS. It shows how many people experiencing homelessness are served each week, month, and year-to-date.

Reports

• Homeless Response and Annual Performance and Spending Report(PDF, 11MB)
• Youth Housing Stability Report
• Status of Poverty in San Antonio
• Strategic Plan to Respond to Homeless in San Antonio and Bexar County(PDF, 3MB): December 2020
• Addressing Homelessness in San Antonio(PDF, 2MB): City Council B Session Presentation, December 16, 2020
• San Antonio, Together to End Homelessness: Strategic Plan Summary and Call to Action(PDF, 589KB): December 2020

Continuum of Care

The City of San Antonio supports the community's efforts to end homelessness through participation in Close to Home's Continuum of Care and support and coordination with community-based services providers.

Point-In-Time Count

The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is an annual census of people experiencing homelessness during a single night in January. Close to Home conducts the PIT Count in San Antonio/Bexar County, providing staff, partners, and volunteers with an organized opportunity to interact with our neighbor's experiencing homelessness. The information collected impacts local priorities on homelessness and HUD’s funding decisions nationally.

The findings are shared in the State of Homelessness Report (PDF).