Hundreds Of Volunteers Needed For Homeless Count In Santa Monica

January 25, 2012 11:24 AM

Volunteers help count the homeless population in Santa Monica (courtesy City of Santa Monica)

SANTA MONICA (CBS) — Volunteers will hit the streets of Santa Monica on Wednesday night to take part in annual count of the homeless population.

An estimated 200 volunteers are needed to help Santa Monica conduct the undertaking required by the federal government every two years for cities that receive federal funding.

Officials said the homeless population has dropped by 19 percent since the city first began the count in 2009.

Volunteers will be given the option of conducting the survey by foot or by car through every square block in the city.

Over 1,200 homeless people were counted in 2011, with approximately 740 people living on the city’s streets and over 450 housed in shelters, cars and encampments.

Officials have traditionally used the count to monitor trends in the local homeless population and to raise awareness of the issue.

This year’s count will be conducted between 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night to 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning beginning with a kickoff event at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Anyone interested in volunteering can sign up by visiting the city’s official website.

Hundreds Of Volunteers Needed For Homeless Count In Santa Monica

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C6

What do they need volunteers for? The Police Dept doesn’t have anything else to do… I’m just sayin…

Rick

Many in the Police Department would need to take their shoes off to get an accurate count of up to 20 at a time.

Glenn E Grab

I’ll tell you how many homeless are in Santa Monica…..too many…
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