1 / 15

Fayette County Homeless Connect & Street Count 2013: Community Outreach Success

In 2013, a community outreach initiative in Fayette County, involving county trainings, newspaper articles, and agency collaborations, resulted in 23 dedicated volunteers conducting the Project Homeless Connect & Street Count. Donations included essential items like water, socks, and medical assistance. Local businesses and organizations generously supported the cause. The event revealed key statistics on homelessness in the county, emphasizing the need to address transitional housing and homelessness among single parents and children. Efforts also identified subpopulations at risk of homelessness. The event included a drop-in center and interactions with 57 individuals from Miami Trace School.

kamea
Télécharger la présentation

Fayette County Homeless Connect & Street Count 2013: Community Outreach Success

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Point in Time 2013 Everyone Counts!

  2. Before the Count • Community Outreach • County Trainings • 3 Newspaper Articles • Contacting Agencies/Churches • Local Governmental Support – County Resolution

  3. Methods

  4. Volunteers 23 Individuals Volunteered for the Project Homeless Connect & Street Count

  5. . Donations Hair cuts Water Tarps Socks Hats Gloves Scarves Discounted Food Medical Assistance Etc

  6. Donors Donation Committee Chair • Donatos • Country Hearth • St Catherine's • Campbell Wahl • Razor’s Edge • Hartley Oil • TSC • Merchants National Bank • Weade Realtors • Chrisman H20 • Dominos • My Sister’s House • Allen Griffiths Vision • Walmart • Tim Horton's • 3 Mom’s Catering • Southside Church • 15 private individuals

  7. PIT COUNT @ A GLANCE

  8. Homeless Program Percentages Over 78% of Fayette County’s homeless live in transitional housing

  9. Percentage by Family Type Single Parents comprise the majority of homeless families in Fayette County

  10. Adults vs. Children 2/3 of Fayette County Homeless are Children

  11. Year by Year Comparison

  12. Subpopulations • Sheltered • 4DV = 2% • Unsheltered • SMI = 17% • Chronic Homeless = 17%

  13. At-Risk of Homelessness • 80 individuals reported as at-risk of homelessness • 49 adults; 31 children • School District Count only completed by one school district • 23 – Drop-in Center • 57- Miami Trace School Count

  14. Homeless Project Connect • 9 AM – 3 PM • 20 adults reporting • 7 HUD homeless

  15. Questions

More Related