2018 Simcoe County Enumeration

Combined Point-in-Time Count & Registry Week April 24 – 26, 2018

David Busby Street Centre Lead Agency David Busby Street Centre

Conducted in the Five SCATEH Regions BARRIE NORTH SIMCOE ORILLIA AND AREA SOUTH GEORGIAN BAY SOUTH SIMCOE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

What is a Point-in-Time (PiT) Count? A measure of the number of people experiencing homelessness on a specific day - “a snapshot” Anonymous survey Includes sheltered and unsheltered homelessness Measures progress in ending homelessness Uses volunteers to conduct the count & surveys Data entered into HIFIS Required by government of Canada every two years

What is a Registry Week? A count and survey/assessment of people experiencing homelessness Can be carried out over two to three days (in a week) Purpose: To assess the needs of people experiencing homelessness To develop a local by-name list to prioritize people for housing interventions Non-anonymized information increases urgency to house known people List is regularly updated

Benefits of a Combined PiT Count & Registry Week Increased awareness of homelessness Enhanced understanding of who is experiencing homelessness in Simcoe County and its sub-regions, and what their needs are Call to Action – prioritizes Simcoe County’s most vulnerable residents for: Housing-based case management Help to secure housing Help maintaining housing Rent subsidies Collected information will: Inform local policy and service delivery Measure our progress in ending homelessness

PiT & Registry Week Resources Federal, Provincial and County support Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing and Service Providers (including those offering motel voucher programs) Enumeration Planning Groups Steering Committee Localized Planning Groups People with lived experience Volunteers (200) HIFIS PiT module

How Can You Participate? Spread the Word (before & after) Encourage organizational participation and resources (e.g., space) Volunteer Encourage others to volunteer: Housing providers including landlords Students, neighbours, friends and family People with lived experience Faith communities Staff and volunteers of homeless-serving and other human service organizations Businesses General community

Count Simcoe County In!