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-4- Employment (pp 17 -18): For the Winter Night Shelter responses, 14 of 139 (10%) reported having current employment. One of these reported being employed for as long as one year. 56 of 139 (40%) considered themselves unemployed. For the All Other Agencies group, the 135 responses representing 187 adults reported 53 employed adults and 96 unemployed adults. 287 of these adults were thus reported as employed and 51% of these adults were reported as unemployed. 64 of 96 unemployed adults (67%) had been unemployed for less than one.year. Monthly Income (p.22): For Winter Night Shelter responses, 113 of 139 (or 81%) gave no responses or reported income of less than $100 per month. For the A_ll Other Agencies responses, 112 of 135 (83%) reported monthly income of below $740 per month. The average household size for this group was 2.55 and the poverty level for such a household would be approximately $834 per month. RESOURCES NEEDED AN~ RESOURCES AVAILABLE: The charts given on pages 23 - 25 compile data from items M through P of the survey. These items gathered data on services and resources needed, services and resources provided, and services and resources which were not available in the community. Responses from the Winter Night Shelter (p.23): Primary service needs for this group were as follows: emergency shelter, 95 (68%); substance abuse services, 34 (24%); employment and better paying employment, 33 (24%); affordable housing, -- 29 (21%); and, help in finding affordable housing, 27 (19%). 136 of 139 (98%) were provided emergency shelter service. (The Winter Night Shelter does not have referral as a major role and did not have a means of assessing availability of community resources.)