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FIVE YEAR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PLAN <br /> FINAL REPORT <br /> Acuity of Need. To develop a realistic estimate of housing demand, the planning <br /> team analyzed the degree to which different individuals need immediate permanent <br /> housing. The "acuity of need" is affected most strongly by a person's current <br /> sleeping locale. Those who regularly sleep on the streets, in abandoned buildings or <br /> other places not fit for habitation are in the greatest immediate need for housing; <br /> they are in the first tier of need. Those sleeping in shelters or transitional housing are <br /> also in great need and were placed in the first tier. Those sleeping place to place are <br /> in the second tier of need and those staying with family and/or friends are in the third <br /> tier. <br /> Following this approach would indicate the following: <br /> • 28 persons are in the first tier of need. <br /> • 65 persons are in the second tier of need. <br /> • 51 persons are in the third tier of need. <br /> • Data are lacking on 29 persons. <br /> The NHDC planning team believes this approach, using current sleeping place as <br /> the barometer of need for housing, is the most accurate method of determining <br /> demand. It further allows staggered development, with the needs of each tier <br /> addressed in sequence. Thus, the demand for housing over the next 3-5 years can <br /> be stated as follows:12 <br /> • First Phase (12-18 months): 34 units needed <br /> • Second Phase (19-36 months): 78 units needed <br /> • Third Phase (37-60 months): 61 units needed <br /> 12 To calculate the annual demand, the 29 persons for whom sleeping status is unknown were allocated <br /> proportionally among the three tiers. <br /> PAGE 'I 5 <br />