The County of Huron is looking to get a more accurate figure on the number of homeless residents along Ontario’s West Coast.
County officials will be undergoing a homelessness enumeration from November 29th to December 3rd.
The information collected will be used to update the current By-Name List, which ensures County staff, and partner agencies, have the detailed and accurate information they need to provide person-specific solutions that work for both individuals and the community.
The Enumeration Project takes place every two years and is a process that enables homelessness to be tracked to see if it is growing or shrinking over time.
The last Enumeration Project, held in 2018, indicated that Huron County had 100 individuals experiencing homelessness.
Individuals experiencing homelessness, who would like to participate in the Enumeration Project and/or be added to the By-Name List, are encouraged to reach out, between November 29 and December 3, to any Huron County support agencies such as, Choices for Change, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), or Ontario Works, or they can visit any Huron County Library branch, or call 519.525.5922.