Final Reports of 7 Cities Provincial and Calgary Point-in-Time Count released
(firmenpresse) - CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/05/15 -- Calgary continues to be the epicentre of homelessness in the province according to the final report of the Alberta Point-in-Time Count (The Count) of homelessness held October 17, 2014 which was released today.
Calgary, the first city in Canada to launch a 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness participated in the first Canadian, province-wide count as part of the 7 Cities coalition which includes Edmonton, Red Deer, Grand Prairie, Wood Buffalo, Medicine Hat, and Lethbridge. "We believe in collaboration and working cooperatively across the homeless serving sector, both here in Calgary and the Province," says Diana Krecsy, President and CEO, Calgary Homeless Foundation. "No one person, community, agency or even government can end homelessness alone. We must share information, collaborate on best practices and policies and celebrate successes. Working together, we know we can improve the quality of life and services for vulnerable citizens and create healthier communities for everyone."
The preliminary report of Calgary's Count enumerated 3,531 individuals as homeless. The number increased slightly to 3,555 due to a discrepancy in responses from individuals counted on the street versus actually staying in shelter on the night of October 16th.
Other results of note not released in the Preliminary report are:
The full Provincial report as well as the Calgary report can be accessed on the 7 Cities website and CHF website at and respectively.
About CHF
The Calgary Homeless Foundation leads the implementation of Calgary's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in partnership with the many homeless-serving agencies, the private sector, our government partners, the faith community, other foundations and all Calgarians to end homelessness in Calgary once and for all.
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About 7 Cities
Alberta's 7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness are the lead organizations responsible for the implementation of local Plans to End Homelessness, working together since 2001. The 7 Cities coordinate local plans at a systems level and align funding resources for greater impact and progress towards ending homelessness.
The 7 Cities provides a forum for dialogue with the federal and provincial representatives on housing and homelessness. The 7 Cities have longstanding histories of delivering strategic planning and service delivery in communities, along with administering and aligning funds, with accountabilities to several provincial or federal funders, including Alberta Human Services and the federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy.
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Contacts:
Media inquiries may be directed to:
Louise Gallagher
Director, Marketing and Communications
Calgary Homeless Foundation
403-615-7607
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