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.
1,360
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.
205
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
2026 State of Homelessness Report
As housing costs rise and more households struggle to make ends meet, understanding the realities of homelessness has never been more important. The “2026 State of Homelessness Report” examines the key trends shaping homelessness in Wichita and Sedgwick County, including the growing affordability crisis, findings from the 2026 Point-in-Time Count, populations experiencing increased housing instability, and the impact of the Coalition’s work to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Download the report below to gain a deeper understanding of homelessness in our community, or click here to read the press release for a summary of key findings and highlights.
For more information regarding past counts, please contact the Coalition to End Homelessness team at endhomelessness@unitedwayplains.org or (316) 267-1321.
Special thanks to our Point-in-Time Count Sponsor:
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.
