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PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) OF THE SIMCOE COUNTY ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS (SCATEH) CONCERNING THE 2018 SIMCOE COUNTY HOMELESS ENUMERATION REPORT
Ms. Jennifer van Gennip and Ms. Amy Pritzker of the Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness (SCATEH) provided a presentation concerning the 2018 Simcoe County Homeless Enumeration Report.
Ms. Van Gennip and Ms. Pritzker discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• Acknowledgement of the many people and organizations involved with the enumeration project;
• The methodology for the enumeration, being a Combined Point-in-Time (PiT) Count and Registry Week during April 24-26, 2018;
• 697 people were counted as experiencing homelessness;
• The rate of homelessness of 14 per 10,000 population;
• The breakdown of homelessness by City/Town;
• A chart illustrating homelessness by region;
• A table illustrating the homelessness accommodation type;
• The top four reasons for homelessness;
• The routes to homelessness;
• The additional key findings from the homeless enumeration, including statistics on chronic homelessness, episodic homelessness, high acuity, tri-morbidity (health), youth homelessness, Indigenous Peoples homelessness; single adults experiencing homelessness, individuals leaving abusive situations, emergency services usage, cumulative service total and the demand for 435 housing units;
• The County of Simcoe's role, as Consolidated Municipal Service Manager;
• The next steps being taken; and
• A request to report to Council regularly on the community's efforts to end homelessness and share how Council could assist in those efforts.
Members of Council asked a number of questions related to the presentation and received responses from the presenters.