Latest UC Data – FY2021

The data below was extracted from ORR's UC Portal database. The UC Portal system tracks an unaccompanied child's cycle in ORR custody from the time of placement, and throughout ORR's care. In this way, the UC Portal supports ORR's mission of ensuring each child receives a safe placement and timely release to a vetted sponsor.

Overall Data | Gender | Age | Tender Age (0-12) UC By Shelter Type | Total Monthly Discharges to Individual Sponsors Only (By Category)

Overall Data

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month 10/31/2020 11/30/2020 12/31/2020 01/31/2021 02/28/2021 03/31/2021 04/30/2021 05/31/2021 06/30/2021 07/31/2021 08/31/2021 09/30/2021
Average Number of Children in Care: 1,929 2,397 3,691 4,020 6,581 10,418 20,339 20,332 16,014 15,104 16,171 13,730
Maximum Number of Operations Beds*: 13,674 13,106 13,184 13,239 13,612 20,596 30,330 37,554 34,943 32,153 25,467 25,819
Average Occupancy Rate: 15% 18% 28% 30% 49% 65% 76% 61% 46% 57% 64% 53%
Average Length of Care (for those discharged)**: 51 42 44 42 37 35 31 35 37 35 28 28
Average Length of Care (for those in care)***: 123 88 69 54 42 27 29 40 40 34 33 38
30-Day Average Number of UC Referrals: 49 77 109 130 261 446 638 380 434 515 592 447
30-Day Average UC Discharge Rate: 2 1.8 2.2 2.2 2 2.1 1.8 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.9

*includes Influx shelters
**includes all discharge types & all program types
***Length of Care calculated as of the last day of the corresponding month showing above

Gender

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month 10/31/2020 11/30/2020 12/31/2020 01/31/2021 02/28/2021 03/31/2021 04/30/2021 05/31/2021 06/30/2021 07/31/2021 08/31/2021 09/30/2021
Male 1,410 2,097 2,727 3,658 5,425 10,931 15,798 12,106 10,282 9,822 10,235 8,437
Female 631 949 1,127 1,468 2,319 3,878 7,289 5,320 4,928 5,060 5,266 4,319

Age

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month 10/31/2020 11/30/2020 12/31/2020 01/31/2021 02/28/2021 03/31/2021 04/30/2021 05/31/2021 06/30/2021 07/31/2021 08/31/2021 09/30/2021
0-5 70 97 103 125 139 170 373 320 345 362 425 341
6-12 242 350 381 526 778 1,308 2,715 1,692 1,600 1,764 1,894 1,280
13-14 222 358 410 545 865 1,831 27,66 1,958 1,729 1,815 1,770 1,391
15-16 754 1,099 1,490 1,999 3,065 6,247 9,380 7,129 6,114 5,856 6,098 5,099
17+ 753 1,142 1,470 1,931 2,897 5,253 7,853 6,327 5,422 5,085 5,314 4645

Tender Age (0-12) UC By Shelter Type

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month 10/31/2020 11/30/2020 12/31/2020 01/31/2021 02/28/2021 03/31/2021 04/30/2021 05/31/2021 06/30/2021 07/31/2021 08/31/2021 09/30/2021
Standard Shelter 167 255 260 376 489 969 1,628 1,132 1,105 1,388 1,580 1,106
Transitional Foster Care 104 154 192 243 397 476 529 412 451 571 537 319
Residential Treatment 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Staff Secure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Secure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Therapeutic Staff Secure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Therapeutic Group Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 4
Long Term Foster Care 40 37 31 31 30 31 31 31 29 35 39 38
Emergency Intake Facility 0 0 0 0 0 2 812 407 348 59 77 25
Influx Care Facility 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 29 7 66 79 128

Total Monthly Discharges to Individual Sponsors Only (By Category)

In Care Statistics Calculated on the Last Day of the Month 10/31/2020 11/30/2020 12/31/2020 01/31/2021 02/28/2021 03/31/2021 04/30/2021 05/31/2021 06/30/2021 07/31/2021 08/31/2021 09/30/2021
Category 1 544 562 1,104 1,120 1,529 2,946 5,436 7,106 4,882 5,394 6,569 5,425
Category 2 443 531 1,012 1,272 1,561 2,991 4,133 8,714 8,156 8,059 8,553 8,121
Category 3 66 123 173 228 290 590 669 1,037 1,832 2,441 2,173 2,162
Total 1,053 1,216 2,289 2,620 3,380 6,527 10,238 16,857 14,870 15,894 17,295 15,708

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FY21 UC DATA REPRESENTED HERE IS UNRECONCILED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

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