Project Homeless Connect & Point in Time Count

Monday, January 25, 2010

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Juneau's Centennial Hall

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What is Project Homeless Connect?

Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one-stop event on Jan. 25 at Centennial Hall, designed to connect services to people experiencing homelessness.

Services include: employment, housing, food, legal services, medical, dental, vision, mental health and substance abuse, haircuts, massage, foot care, and more.

What is Point in Time Count?

The Point-in-Time Count is a one-day count of unsheltered and sheltered people experiencing homelessness.

People who are counted include adults, children and youth who live on the streets, in parks, abandoned buildings, stairwells, tunnels, bridges, outbuildings, campgrounds, tents, shelters, hotels, motels, apartments by voucher, transitional housing, housing for runaway youth, emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence, etc.

The Point-in-Time Count numbers are used to obtain funding for programs that serve homeless people. The event occurs nationwide on one-day every January.

VOLUNTEER!

You can volunteer to make Project Homeless Connect and Point-in-Time Count successful.  The Juneau Homeless Coalition

is inviting service providers, medical personnel, masseuses, hair stylists, and ANYONE willing and able to help to join the effort.

Volunteers are encouraged to set up a table at Centennial Hall on Monday, January 25 and help connect Juneau's homeless

population with services.

How you can help:

(A) Provide a service

-Medical or Dental screening

-Vision or Hearing screening

-Mental Health

-Substance abuse

-Services for Veterans

-Family and/or Senior services

-Employment

-Housing

-Legal

-Food Stamps

-Public Assistance

(B) Provide a "perk"

-Haircuts

-Massage

-Foot care

-Animal care

-Warm clothing

-Camping and outdoor gear

-Groceries

(C) Simply volunteer your time to make the event run smoothly