Share this Story : Pellerin: Counting Ottawa's homeless must lead to real action Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Pellerin: Counting Ottawa's homeless must lead to real action Ottawa is part of a nationwide effort to measure the number of people experiencing homelessness. But what happens next? Author of the article: Brigitte Pellerin Published Oct 25, 2024 • Last updated 16 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
A homeless man sleeps in a downtown park in Ottawa. Photo by Tony Caldwell / Postmedia Article content When you’re trying to improve the lives of your fellow humans, it helps to have reliable data. In that sense, I very much appreciate the Point in Time (or PiT) Count that provides a picture of homelessness in Ottawa.
But part of me just wants to be at the stage where we get serious about implementing solutions. The Ottawa PiT Count is part of a nationwide effort to measure the number of people experiencing homelessness, as well as the pathways to homelessness. The exercise repeats every three years and is composed of two parts.
A PiT “enumeration” that estimates the number of people in situations of homelessness over a 24-hour period, and a survey administered directly to individuals experiencing homelessness — including in shelters, behind bars, on the street or in precarious situations like c.
