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The Government of Canada will support communities in a second national homelessness point-in-time count

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Published on June 14, 2016 with No Comments

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, today announced that following the 2016 homelessness Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, a second nationally coordinated PiT count will be held between March 1st and April 30 2018 to continue to help communities measure their progress in reducing homelessness.
 
By announcing the 2018 count early, there will be an opportunity for more communities to participate. Discussions with designated communities, including Canada’s major cities, are taking place over the next months to help to guide the approach taken for 2018. The second count will include a focus on engaging with homeless youth and Indigenous communities.
 
Key findings from the first PiT count, which ended on April 30, 2016, will be released this fall. The information collected through the first and second PiT count will contribute to a national picture of the nature and size of the homeless population.  It will allow communities to better identify the needs of homeless individuals and provide them with local, tailored supports.
 
Quick Facts
  •  The coordinated PiT counts are initiatives that take place under the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS).

 

  •  The HPS is a community-based program that aims to prevent and reduce homelessness by providing help and financial support to 61 urban communities, as well as to Aboriginal, rural and remote communities across Canada, to help address local homelessness needs.

 

  •  The PiT counts use a common methodology and are coordinated in communities across the country.
  •  Budget 2016 announced an additional investment of $111.8 million to address homelessness. This is the first increase since the creation of the National Homelessness Initiative in 1999, and is in addition to the nearly $600 million committed for five years from 2014–2019.

 

 

  •  Since the launch of HPS, nearly 35,000 Canadians who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless have benefitted from education and training opportunities; over 34,000 have received help to find work; more than 6,000 new shelter beds have been created; and the program has helped place over 82,000 people in more stable housing.

 

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“I am pleased that the Government of Canada is working in collaboration with communities and stakeholders to find solutions to homelessness. The second point-in-time count will further contribute to the development of a national picture of homelessness, allowing our government, and participating communities, to identify effective strategies for reducing homelessness in Canada.”
– The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
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