Casa Esperanza Impact

Bakersfield and Kern County

• 2019 Homeless Point-in-Time Count reflects a 50% increase over the prior year.
• Countywide, families with children accounted for 16% of the homeless population.
• Children constituted almost 11% of homeless people counted.
• One home saves $60 million in societal cost over 20 years.

• One home saves $25 million when discounted at 5% cost of money.
• 14% compounded annual return on social investment.
• Over 60 years, we save $200 million and transform over 1,000 lives.
• Make inter-generational impact; solution vs band-aid.