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Jefferson County reviews homelessness dashboard; reports 447 single individuals, 73 families placed in emergency housing and $14.34M in 2026 assistance
Summary
County staff reviewed a homelessness data dashboard showing outreach encounters, temporary placements and permanent-housing supports; the county reported 447 single individuals and 73 families received hotel/motel placements in the last year and cited a $14,341,264 leveraged-assistance budget for 2026.
County Administrator Ryan Piche and Deputy Administrator Dylan Soper told the Health & Human Services Committee on May 26 that Jefferson County has deployed a data analytics dashboard to better track individuals experiencing homelessness and program outcomes.
Soper said the dashboard has been live for nearly a year and displays trends such as counts of individuals experiencing street homelessness, services and programs used, geographic origins of clients, movement through programs, and transitions to temporary or permanent housing.
DSS Director of Housing and Special Initiatives Jillian Redder presented outreach and program statistics for the prior year: NRCIL reported reaching 109 people across 927 encounters yielding 27 housing outcomes; ACR Health reached 62 people (program began August 2025) with 4 positive housing outcomes. Warming and cooling centers reported client counts (Salvation Army 222 people; New Life Christian Church 163 people) and Emmanuel Congregational Church provided food-security programming that included unhoused individuals.
Redder said temporary housing assistance included emergency hotel/motel placements for 447 single individuals and 73 families; the most common placement reason was eviction (239 cases), followed by release from institutions (132 cases). For permanent housing, the county supported 177 households (353 people) through permanent supportive housing, rental assistance and rapid rehousing programs. Redder said nearly 200 supportive housing units are scheduled to come online by 2027.
Redder also provided a budget summary for leveraged assistance to vulnerable housing populations: the 2026 total is $14,341,264, including Safety Net Assistance ($4.25M), Family Assistance Programs ($3.35M) and direct housing staff costs ($1.25M).
Why it matters: The county is framing homelessness as a management and service-delivery challenge; the dashboard and program investments are intended to move people through outreach and temporary placements into permanent housing where possible.
Next steps: County staff continue to operate outreach teams, warming/cooling centers and multiple temporary and permanent programs; the County is conducting a Housing Needs Assessment through an Ad Hoc Committee and plans additional housing units by 2027.
