DATA & REPORTS

DATA DRIVEN SOLUTIONS

The Coalition leverages the power of data to understand the state of homelessness, strengthen coordination, and plan resources to ensure homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring for all our neighbors.

The Coalition draws on multiple data sources to build a clear picture of the conditions. Below are annual outcomes, Point-in-Time count results, and a link to monthly dashboards.

SNAPSHOT

2025 OUTCOMES

The Coalition leverages the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a secure, community-wide database that supports data sharing across service providers, to monitor homelessness in Sedgwick County. The database captures key client details, such as program enrollment, services received, and outcomes, to have a clear understanding of local conditions. These insights help the Coalition measure progress, meet reporting requirements, and make informed decisions about where resources have the greatest impact. Below are annual results as well as a link to find monthly dashboards.

5,082

individuals were connected by Coalition partners to emergency shelter, transitional housing, street outreach, or housing services.

1,144

individuals exited homelessness to positive housing destinations.

$3.2 MILLION

in grant funding was secured by United Way on behalf of the Coalition from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support housing and services that end homelessness.

169

veterans were housed as part of Homes for Heroes, a collaboration with the City of Wichita, Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Sedgwick County, and United Way.

EVERYBODY COUNTS

Annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count

Each year, United Way coordinates a count of the homeless population. Volunteers hit the streets and visit shelters over a 24-hour period to interview people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Those in shelter are counted through the coalition’s Homeless Management Information System. It’s about more than just getting a count. It’s about learning why individuals are homeless, what services they need to succeed and connecting our neighbors back to resources. The count is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant, but the data also helps the Coalition to End Homelessness in Wichita/Sedgwick County plan programming, make informed funding decisions and measure the progress of their work.

2025 RESULTS

Visit our blog post to download the results and gain insights from the most recent Wichita-Sedgwick County Point-in-Time Homeless Count.

For more information regarding past counts, please contact the Coalition to End Homelessness team at endhomelessness@unitedwayplains.org or (316) 267-1321.

DASHBOARDS

QUARTERLY DATA (JANUARY – MARCH 2026)

Data is reflective of Sedgwick County and pertains to individuals actively experiencing homelessness on the last day of the analysis period (which is the last 90 days). They are classified as actively homeless due to their latest enrollment active in HMIS in an ES, CE, PH, RRH, SH, SO or TH program, not having a reported move-in date, and not being exited to a permanent destination or deceased. Find helpful definitions below the dashboard.

  • HMIS: Homeless Management Information System
  • ES: Emergency Shelter
  • CE: Coordinated Entry
  • PH: Permanent Housing Program
  • RRH: Rapid Rehousing Program
  • SH: Safe Haven (we don’t have any of these)
  • SO: Street Outreach
  • TH: Transitional Housing Program
  • Move-in Date: A day in which they spent the night in their permanent, RRH, or transitional housing program
  • Household: One or more people who live are living together and want to live together in the future when housed.
  • Family Households: households with children
  • Youth Households: Households where the oldest member is between the ages of 18 and 24.
  • Veterans: Those who have been verified by the VA using the current federal guidelines.