Officers will depend and survey people who’re staying in shelters, short-term emergency housing and ‘sleeping tough’
NEWS RELEASE
COUNTY OF SIMCOE
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In October 2024, Simcoe County will as soon as once more be taking part in a nationally-coordinated Level-in-Time (PiT) Homeless Depend. This fourth annual depend is required by Reaching House, Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada and is supported by neighborhood companions throughout the nation.
The county has participated in PiT counts in earlier years as a part of this vital undertaking. The info from earlier years may be discovered on this web page.
Over the depend interval, skilled surveyors will depend and survey people who’re staying in shelters, short-term emergency housing, and sleeping tough (with out shelter). Our PiT Depend will present a “snapshot” of homelessness in Simcoe County. It can point out the minimal variety of folks experiencing homelessness in our neighborhood. Different types of homelessness, similar to folks staying briefly with buddies or household, usually are not sometimes included in a PiT Depend.
This PiT Depend will enhance the area’s understanding of the wants and circumstances of the people who find themselves affected by homelessness in our neighborhood. The survey will present the County with key information on gender, age, ethnicity, veteran standing, size of time experiencing homelessness, and extra.
Outcomes from the PiT Depend will probably be made publicly accessible and will probably be used, together with the regional Coordinated Entry system’s By-Title Information, to enhance the County’s response to homelessness. Sooner or later, successive counts will enable the County to measure progress in direction of its final aim of ending homelessness in Simcoe County.
The Simcoe County PiT Depend has obtained assist from Reaching House, Authorities of Canada’s Homelessness Technique (Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada). In October and November 2024, people experiencing homelessness will probably be counted in 60+ communities throughout the nation. The coordinated effort will assist us to create an image of homelessness in communities throughout Canada.
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