Point-in-Time Count
The Need
Better understand the scope of homelessness in the Ottawa Urban Indigenous community and the needs of those experiencing homelessness.
What We Did
A Point-in Time (PiT) Count is a one-day snapshot of homelessness in our community. In partnership with the City of Ottawa, the OAC analyzes the collected PiT data to highlight Indigenous people's experiences of homelessness in Ottawa.
The City of Ottawa acknowledges that the Indigenous community represent 4% of the population in Ottawa-Gatineau. In the 2021 Point-in-Time count, 32% of people experiencing homelessness identified as Indigenous.
2021 Infographics and Presentation
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2024 Infographics and Presentation
Information Coming Fall 2024.
About the Project
What We Did
The OAC analyzed the Indigenous data from the 2021 Point-in-Time Count (PiT Count). This was a survey given by the City of Ottawa to anyone who was without a home during a 24 hour period (October 27th to October 28th, 2021). It gives a snapshot of our Ottawa urban Indigenous community's experiences with homelessness.
428 Stories
428 community members shared their stories and experiences of their experiences related to living without a home. We learned many key things from our community including:
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92% of community members wanted permanent housing and
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14% of our community members were homeless one day after leaving the foster care system.
Where We Are Now
We are acting on what we heard and the 2024 PiT Count data will be reviewed by our Research Team in the Fall.
Initiatives
We developed initiatives to better meet the needs of our community because of the stories our community members gave us from this research.
