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Area Agency on Aging

Posted on: December 15, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Volunteer Opportunity

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!!

Point-In-Time (PIT) Count

 

A coordinated outreach and searcheffort designed

to identify individuals/familiesexperiencing homelessness in Wayne County

January 24th, 2018

4:30PM – 10 PM

Teams of volunteers will be attempting to locate and approachthose without housing to provide outreach, information, care packages, etc.

 

You can:

-Volunteer to be part of a search team

-Make the County aware of someoneexperiencing homelessness

-Tell us about any youth (18-24)doubled up/couch surfing

-Tell us of known locations wheresomeone might be

 

Point-In-Time Countsprovide data used in allocating Federal and State resources to assist inaddressing homelessness in local communities.

In 2017, over 65individuals, including children, were identified as homeless and assisted inobtaining permanent housing using these resources in Wayne County.

 

We can’t get the funding if we don’t showa need

and WE HAVE THE NEED!!

 

Coordinated by WayneCounty Human Services and the Local Housing Options Team (L-HOT)

TO VOLUNTEER: Larissa Yusko570-832-5133 lyusko@pikepa.org

TO PROVIDE INFO/LEADS: Vanessa Hnatko570-253-4262 vhnatko@waynecountypa.gov

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