The City of Santa Monica will conduct its annual street-by-street enumeration of homeless individuals on the night of January 26, 2011. This annual counts helps assess the effectiveness of the City’s efforts to address homelessness. In addition, accurate information helps the City:
- Understand changes in trends among the City’s homeless populations;
- Adjust the types of programs and services available according to need and use resources as efficiently as possible;
- Comply with HUD and local stakeholder requirements; and
- Raise public awareness about the issue of homelessness.
This annual event is a collaborative, city-wide effort that everyone can be a part of – no experience required! So bring your friends, family, and co-workers and spend a night to help us address homelessness.
The City of Santa Monica seeks 200 volunteers to assist with the 2011 Count, which will take place Wednesday, January 26, 2011 from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. with training and a kickoff event at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, East Wing. Volunteers will receive training, and will deploy in teams from the Civic to cover every area of the city by foot and by car to conduct a visual count of people who are homeless. At the same time, homeless individuals will be counted in shelters, transitional programs, hospital emergency rooms and other overnight facilities.
Teams of 2-3 people will survey Santa Monica’s streets and note homeless individuals.
Interested volunteers can RSVP by completing a brief survey: click here or contact Dina Aubrey at (310) 458-8701 or dina.aubrey@smgov.net.
To learn more about the City’s efforts to address homelessness, click here
