Whom We Serve

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Since 1983, St. Patrick Center has helped more than 105,000 homeless people make permanent, positive changes in their lives. We are nationally recognized for innovative programs that empower individuals and families to move from homelessness to independence in measurable, cost-effective ways.

In Fiscal Year 2006, St. Patrick Center served 9027 individual persons who were homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our one-stop Partnership Center in downtown St. Louis gives clients easy access to St. Patrick Center's 22 programs and 11 partner agencies.

U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Census Poverty Thresholds Revised August 2005
1 Person	$9,645	4 People	$19,307	7 People	$29,236
2 People	$12,334	5 People	$22,831	8 People	$32,641
3 People	$15,067	6 People	$25,788	9+ People	$39,048

Median Household Income
St. Louis City	$30,874
St. Louis County	$50,871
Missouri	$41,974
United States	$46,242

Adults over age 25, without a high school diploma
St. Louis City	24%
St. Louis County	10%
Missouri	16%

Persons Living Below Poverty (1997 Model Base Estimates: 1 person = $8,350
St. Louis City	25%	78,720 people
St. Louis County	8%	78,831 people
Missouri	13%	732,148 people
36 percent of children 18 and under live in poverty in St. Louis City, compared to 7 percent in St. Louis County.

Chronically Homeless
This population generally has the following characteristics:

Multiple episodes of homelessness over at least a three-year period of time
Generally has a severe mental illness along with a substance abuse disability
Comprises ten percent of the homeless population

Estimated number of Chronically Homeless per year in St. Louis City: 1,070
Number of Shamrock Day Program clients served FY2006: 2,129
Number of dually diagnosed at St. Patrick Center (Self-Disclosed): 1,063

Veterans
St. Patrick Center served 1,243 veterans (unduplicated) in a 12-month period ending June 2006. This accounted for 14% of the population served at the center. Primary service areas: The Employment Program served 540 veterans. Additionally, 348 were served in the Shamrock Day Treatment Program and 178 in the Substance Abuse program.

Grace Hill Clinic Located at St. Patrick Center
During the calendar year 2005, a total of 1,114 unduplicated clients, with 2,938 appointments were seen in the clinic.

Logan Chiropractic Clinic Located at St. Patrick Center
During the fiscal year 2006, a total of 609 unduplicated clients, with 6,019 appointments, were seen in the clinic.

ABE/GED Program at St. Patrick Center
During the fiscal year 2006, a total of 202 clients/students, with 2,314 attendance days participated.

2006 Housing Affordability in St. Louis, MO:

Number of Households in 2005
Location	Total Households	Renter Households	Renter Households as Percent of Total Households
Missouri	2,194,594	652,445	30%
St. Louis City	147,076	78,137	53%
St. Louis County	404,312	104,642	26%

2005 Fair Market Rents (FMR) by Number of Bedrooms
Location	Zero	One	Two	Three	Four
Missouri	$372	$456	$578	$770	$858
St. Louis, MO-IL	$545	$594	$741	$969	$1,039

2005 Housing Wage
Hourly Wage Needed to Afford Fair Market Rent by Number of Bedrooms (at 40 hours per week)
Location	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
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