Housing First conducted yet another round of data collection and homeless outreach on January 22-24, as part of the national Point-in-Time count. We are pleased to be able to share this data with the wider community.
Highlights from this Point-in-Time Count for January:
- Volunteers identified 58 unique individuals across 38 households from Grafton County who are experiencing homelessness.
- 37 of those individuals were sheltered (i.e. living in emergency shelter, transitional housing, or a motel room paid for by a municipality or social service agency).
- 21 of those individuals were unsheltered (i.e. camping, living in a vehicle, or a camper/RV).
- The majority of people identified were from Lebanon, but volunteers also met with people living in Orford, Grafton, Hanover, and Enfield.
- Two-thirds of the individuals identified had at least one disabling condition or risk factor, such as a physical disability, mental health condition, or substance use disorder.
Download the full report here.
We are incredibly grateful to all of our volunteers who ventured out into the bitter cold to collect this vital data and provide resources directly to people experiencing homelessness. Special thank you to Rebecca Desilets for compiling and analyzing this data for us.
If you have any questions about the data or would like more information, please email us at housingfirstuv[at]gmail[dot]com.
If you are interested in joining us for our Summer Homeless Count in August (exact date TBD), please join the Housing First email list.
