Homeless People Count
Volunteers needed for a special effort
to count the homeless in Orange County on January 25
December 5, 2006 :: No. 93
Cal State Fullerton’s
Social Science Research Center (SSRC) is supporting an
effort to count and survey the homeless population in Orange
County, and more than 1,000 volunteers are needed.
Those who want
to volunteer are urged to sign up for duty by Friday, Dec. 15.
Volunteers will
count the homeless Jan. 25 from 7 p.m. to midnight on the streets and in shelters
throughout Orange County. On Jan. 26, volunteers will collect a variety of
data by interviewing homeless people at Orange County soup kitchens, drop-in
centers, parks and other outdoor locations.
Training sessions
will be offered throughout this month and in January to prepare volunteers
for the survey.
Dec. 15 is the
deadline to submit an application form by e-mail to Mary Schwartz at OC Partnership
at mary.schwartz@ocpartnership.net to
participate as a volunteer.
The SSRC is conducting
the Point-in-Time project in partnership with the County of Orange, 2-1-1 Orange
County and OC Partnership. This is the partnership’s second biennial
countywide homeless survey, or Point-in-Time count. The purpose of the count
is to help confirm the need for funds that help the homeless throughout the
county.
More details about
the project can be found at www.pointintimeoc.org. Additional information is
available from Karen Roper, executive director of the county’s Office
on Aging and Homeless Prevention, at (714) 567-7418 or Karen.Roper@csa.ocgov.com,
or from Jennifer Lee-Anderson at (949) 764-1305 or jlanderson@211oc.org.
Media Contacts: |
Gregory Robinson, Social Science Research Center,
657-278-2600, grobinson@fullerton.edu.
Mimi
Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586, mkocruz@fullerton.edu |
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