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The youngest group, however, has a different ratio. For 18- to 30-year-olds, the figure fluc- tuates between 2.5:1 and 3:1. Taking the third quarter of 2013 as an example, 203 men were in PSH along with 72 women. By far, the greatest number of people in the shelter continues to be those between 31 and 50 years old, with a slow change from 4:1 to 3:1 for the gender ratio over the three- year period. More women are showing up in Pinellas County's shelter as homeless. IS IT WORKING? Pinellas Safe Harbor is not only a come-as- you-are shelter. Drunk, stoned, sopping wet, broken leg, no difference. Welcome. But it is also a leave-when-you-want shelter. It offers outdoor lodging, providing refuge from the rain. But to get inside the climate-controlled building, you need to agree to sign up for pro- grams. A case manager is assigned to help. The objec- tive is simple: housing; going from "homeless" During a presentation to a joint meeting of the City and County commissions on April 22, staff presented this slide with cost estimate comparisons for Pinellas Safe Harbor and a Sarasota shelter. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader May 2, 2014 Page 10