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Resources

Public tools where you can explore related data yourself.

COHHIO Youth Homelessness Data Dashboard

Youth homelessness in Ohio and how support programs affect housing, health, education, and employment outcomes.

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HUD CoC Dashboard

HUD's interactive tool for exploring point-in-time counts and system performance measures by Continuum of Care.

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Ohio KIDS COUNT Data Center

County-by-county child and youth wellbeing indicators from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)

Federal outcomes data for youth who have aged out of the foster care system.

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Sources used in this report

35 sources

Homelessness System Data

  • 2025 Housing Inventory Count (HIC)

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and participating Ohio Continuums of Care · January 2025 count; submission guidance published April 2025

    The HIC provides a one-night inventory of emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and other beds and units available to people experiencing homelessness.

  • 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and participating Ohio Continuums of Care · January 2025 count; submission guidance published April 2025

    The PIT Count provides a one-night estimate of sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, including demographic and household information for youth and other populations.

  • HMIS Exports from Participating Ohio CoCs

    Participating Ohio Continuums of Care · Reporting years 2023–2025

    Hashed HMIS CSV exports provide client, enrollment, project, service, assessment, housing, and exit records used to analyze youth pathways through local homelessness-response systems.

  • Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs Dashboard Reports

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2023; reports generated June 24, 2024

    HUD profiles for OH-501, OH-502, OH-505, OH-506, OH-507, and OH-508 summarize CoC funding, housing inventory, PIT counts, system performance, and demographic indicators.

  • Stella P: Youth System Maps—Selected Ohio CoCs

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and participating Ohio Continuums of Care · Fiscal year 2024; compiled August 2025

    Stella P system maps show how youth household types moved among homelessness programs and summarize days homeless, permanent exits, and returns to homelessness.

Population and Demographics

  • 2020 Census

    U.S. Census Bureau · Reporting year 2020

    The decennial census provides population, age, race and ethnicity, household, and housing counts for Ohio and its local geographies.

  • 2025 Census (Official Projections)

    U.S. Census Bureau · Projections for year 2025

    Population and housing unit estimates released on a flow basis throughout each year. Revised annually beginning with the date of the most recent decennial census to incorporate the latest administrative record data, geographic boundaries, and methodology.

Child Welfare

  • DCY Annual Dashboard

    Ohio Department of Children and Youth · 2024 annual data

    The dashboard presents annual indicators describing the reach of Ohio children-and-youth programs and selected challenges affecting children and families.

  • Interactive Children Services Dashboard

    Ohio Department of Children and Youth · January 2025

    This collection of interactive reports provides statewide and county-level information on children in care, removals, discharges, adoptions, and child abuse and neglect cases.

  • Ohio Youth Foster Care and Emancipation Data

    Ohio Department of Children and Youth · Reporting year 2024; compiled August 2025

    This county-level dataset reports youth ages 13–21 in foster care, youth exiting foster care, and youth emancipating from foster care.

  • National Youth in Transition Database: Ohio Outcomes Profile

    Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · Longitudinal reporting years 2020–2024

    The Ohio profile reports survey outcomes for young people transitioning from foster care at ages 17, 19, and 21, including housing, education, employment, and well-being measures.

Child and Youth Well-Being

  • 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Profile: Ohio

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation · Published 2025; indicators primarily cover 2019 and 2023, with selected multiyear periods

    The profile summarizes Ohio’s standing on economic well-being, education, health, and family and community indicators for children and youth.

Housing Resources and Funding

  • Foster Youth to Independence Effective Awards

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · Awards effective on or before January 31, 2025

    The dataset lists public housing agencies and the number of effective Foster Youth to Independence voucher awards available through each agency.

  • Ohio Balance of State Youth-Dedicated Projects

    OH-507 Ohio Balance of State CoC · Fiscal year 2023 and 2024–2025 project periods; compiled July 2025

    The workbook inventories youth-dedicated homelessness projects, service regions, housing capacity, grant funding, and estimated costs across the Balance of State CoC.

Behavioral Health

  • OhioMHAS Youth-Focused Programs

    Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services · Compiled June–July 2025

    The dataset identifies statewide and regional youth-focused behavioral health, suicide prevention, recovery, crisis-support, advocacy, and referral programs.

  • OhioMHAS Treatment Capacity Workbook

    Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services · TK

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Behavioral Health Funding

  • Youth Resiliency Capital Projects

    Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services · Fiscal years 2021–2026; compiled July 2025

    The dataset lists youth resiliency and behavioral health facility applicants, locations, project types, and requested OhioMHAS capital funding.

  • OhioMHAS Youth Services Workbook

    Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services · TK

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Juvenile Justice

  • Youth Services Admissions

    Ohio Department of Youth Services · Updated daily

    The dashboard reports fiscal-year admissions to Ohio Department of Youth Services facilities by committing county, demographic characteristics, and felony level.

  • Youth Services Community Corrections Facilities Admissions

    Ohio Department of Youth Services · October 2025

    The dashboard reports admissions to community corrections facilities by county, demographic characteristics, and felony level.

  • Youth Services Current Facility Population

    Ohio Department of Youth Services · October 2025

    The dashboard describes youth currently in a DYS facility or alternative placement by location, race, gender, and admission date.

  • Youth Services Current Parole Population

    Ohio Department of Youth Services · Updated daily

    The dashboard provides current parole-population counts and geographic and demographic breakdowns for youth supervised by DYS.

Education

  • Ohio School Report Cards

    Ohio Department of Education and Workforce · 2024–2025 school year

    Ohio School Report Cards provide district- and school-level enrollment, attendance, graduation, early learning, achievement, and related performance information.

  • State Enrollment by Student Demographics

    Ohio Department of Education and Workforce · 2024–2025 school year

    The report provides student enrollment by grade, gender, race and ethnicity, county, school type, and student group, including students experiencing homelessness.

Education and Student Homelessness

  • January 2024 Homeless Data Summary

    Stark County Educational Service Center · January 2024

    The summary reports students experiencing homelessness across Stark County-area school districts by accompaniment status and temporary, sheltered, or unsheltered living situation.

Public Health

  • Youth Wellbeing Dashboard

    Ohio Department of Health · Updated daily

    The dashboard combines education, health, chronic absenteeism, social determinants, vulnerability, provider-shortage, and opportunity data at school-district and census-tract levels.

Local System Modeling

  • OH-501 Youth Homelessness System Modeling Data and HMIS Summary

    OH-501 Toledo/Lucas County CoC and Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board · Compiled July–August 2025

    The source summarizes HMIS-derived youth inflow, household composition, prior living situations, child-welfare and justice involvement, exits, and youth-dedicated housing inventory.

  • OH-505 Youth Homelessness System Modeling Submission

    OH-505 Dayton, Kettering/Montgomery County CoC · August 2025

    The submission provides HMIS-based youth inflow estimates, dedicated bed and unit capacity, and selected prevention and housing-navigation expenditures.

  • OH-506 Youth Homelessness System Modeling Submission

    OH-506 Akron, Barberton/Summit County CoC · August 2025; HMIS period October 1, 2024–August 1, 2025

    The submission reports youth inflow, child-welfare and justice-system indicators, and the capacity of emergency, transitional, rapid-rehousing, and permanent housing programs.

  • OH-507 Youth Homelessness System Modeling Submission

    OH-507 Ohio Balance of State CoC · July 2025; incorporates 2024 YHDP planning data

    The submission combines HMIS counts, education data, YHDP needs estimates, lived system knowledge, and project capacity to estimate youth homelessness and service needs across the Balance of State.

  • OH-508 Youth Homelessness System Modeling Submission

    OH-508 Canton, Massillon, Alliance/Stark County CoC · July 17, 2025; primary reporting period July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025

    The submission reports youth homelessness, household characteristics, coordinated-entry needs, program use, housing inventory, and service gaps in Stark County.

Local Service Pathways

  • OH-506 Youth Coordinated Entry Workflow

    OH-506 Akron, Barberton/Summit County CoC · August 2025

    The workflow maps how young people enter coordinated entry, receive homelessness assessments and diversion support, and are referred to shelter, transitional housing, or rapid rehousing.

Local System Maps

  • OH-507 Comprehensive Youth Homeless System Map

    OH-507 Ohio Balance of State CoC · September–November 2025

    The map organizes youth-dedicated resources across front-porch access, prevention and diversion, crisis response, medium-term housing, and permanent housing pathways.

Local System Maps and Planning

  • Current System Maps and Program Models Handouts

    OH-501 Toledo/Lucas County CoC; OH-505 Dayton, Kettering/Montgomery County CoC; OH-506 Akron, Barberton/Summit County CoC; and OH-508 Canton, Massillon, Alliance/Stark County CoC · September 2025

    The handouts document current local service pathways, youth-dedicated programs and capacity, and priorities identified during YHSI planning and brainstorming sessions.

State System Modeling

  • Ohio Department of Children and Youth System Modeling Submission

    Ohio Department of Children and Youth · July–August 2025; primarily uses 2024 and 2020–2024 data

    The submission provides statewide child-welfare inflow and exit figures, foster-care transition resources, NYTD outcomes, program capacity, funding constraints, and data limitations.