Agenda for Today Introduction to the Street Census Census Day - PDF document

Thank You! Volunteers, Partners and Supporters T HE W INNIPEG PARTNERS: Siloam Mission Social Planning Council of Winnipeg Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre Spence Neighbourhood Association Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives of Manitoba S TREET C ENSUS Sunshine House Canadian Mental Health Association of Manitoba West Central Womens Resource Centre Eagle Urban Transition Centre Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council – 2015 Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg End Homelessness Winnipeg John Howard Society of Manitoba Lived Experience Circle SUPPORTERS: Macdonald Youth Services Amalgamated Transit Union Main Street Project City of Winnipeg Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre V OLUNTEER T RAINING Mount Carmel Clinic North End Community Ambassadors RaY (Resource Assistance for Youth) Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Winnipeg Downtown BIZ Rossbrook House Winnipeg Police Services Salvation Army Booth Centre T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 Agenda for Today • Introduction to the Street Census • Census Day information - Logistics I NTRODUCTION TO • The Experience of Homelessness T HE WI NNIPEG • The Aboriginal Experience of Homelessness – The Approach S TREET C ENSUS BREAK: 15 minutes • The Survey • Practicing the Survey • Working in the Field Christina Maes Nino, Street Census Coordinator • Street Safety • The Volunteer Perspective T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 Purpose of the Street Census Roles • Count people who are homeless in Winnipeg • Census Coordinator – Their demographics • BaseSite Coordinators – Their experiences • Volunteer Coordinator – Their service needs • Team Leads • To inform funding, policy, programs • Indoor Teams (single sites/locations) and services • Street Teams (outdoors) • Enhance partnerships in the community T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015

BaseSites: How BIG? • 508 Selkirk 5 Months to organize • Thunderbird House 300 Volunteers running • Knox United Church out of 6 BaseSites • Millennium Library • RAY (Resource Surveying: • 6 Shelters Assistance for Youth) • >30 Agencies/Drop-ins • MYS (Macdonald • 11 Bottle Depots Youth Services) • 150 Known Congregating Areas T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 • AND Method of the Street Census 150 kms of 1. Shelter Survey inner city 2. Indoor Survey at Single Sites / Locations streets a) Agencies that serve the homeless b) Libraries, Churches, etc. c) Bottle Depots On 27 walking 3. Street Survey – Outdoor survey of routes. people 4. Additional data – administrative T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 Method of the Street Census Method of the Street Census 2. Indoor Survey  Single Locations  1. Shelter Survey – Monday, October 26 th – Sunday, October 25 – Morning or afternoon shifts – BaseSites: – 6pm-10pm • 6 BaseSites throughout the inner city – Volunteer Headquarters: Thunderbird House • Where you meet your team • Get your supplies and location information • Return surveys & Debrief – Headquarters: Thunderbird House • Overall logistics • Additional supplies • Report incidents T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015

Method of the Street Census C ENSUS D AY 3. Street Survey – Monday, October 26 th Volunteer Headquarters: I NFORMATION : Thunderbird House – 4pm-7pm • Overall logistics L OGISTICS – Volunteer Base-sites: • Report Incidents • Call for assistance if you need: • 6 throughout the city – Outreach support • Meet your team • Get your supplies and route – Child and Family Services Brent Retzlaff, Siloam Mission, Volunteer Coordinator • Warm up/take a break Advice Scott McCullough, IUS, Volunteer Training • Return surveys – Suicide intervention - • Debrief assessment support T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 What is in your package? Who Does What? • Volunteer Information Package • Please read this when you get home! This is the • You will find a lots of useful info! assignment • Assignment Sheet sheet / map. • Provides general instructions, locations of where you go and a map. • Confidentiality Form 3Different Types • Liability Waiver T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 Confidentiality Form Who Does What? • Signed and returned by the end of the training • Volunteers must maintain the confidentiality of the The map shows: people they survey . • Your BaseSite • Do not take pictures of people (even in public) • single locations/sites, • Do not post any information about survey • bottle depots, participants on social media • known congregating • If you post, focus on what you have learned and locations what you want people to know about • walking routes homelessness – the broader story . T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015

Release of Liability Form Media Relations Signed and returned by the end of training • The media have also been asked to respect people  s privacy on the street. Be Aware: • Please do not comment to the media. • There are small risks – so Safety Training • E.g. Do Not: mandatory – Comment on how the census is progressing • Be Careful – take no unnecessary risks. – Comment on surveys that you have conducted • This form releases the SPCW and all of our Partners of any liability • Please refer all media inquiries to the media contact listed on your assignment sheet • Your information is being collected. T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 What to Bring? Where do you go? You should have: Do NOT Bring: All volunteers must report to their assigned • Charged cell-phone • Any valuables BaseSite when starting their shift • Small backpack or • Large Items that may courier bag • Thunderbird House encumber you • Mitts and Toque • 508 Selkirk • Small snack and water • Pocket-change • Knox United bottle – (Don  t give money) • Millennium Library • A watch • RAY (Resource Assistance for Youth) • Flashlight, if possible – Street Teams Only • MYS (Macdonald Youth Services) T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 What happens when you arrive? Team Leaders • Arrive 20 minutes before your shift • Team Leaders : • Sign in with the base site coordinator – All Street Teams and larger Indoor Teams • Team Leaders have more experience • Phone Numbers: working with the homeless population – Add the BaseSite coordinators phone number to your phone – Confirm that we have the right phone number for you • Stay with your Team Leader • Let your Team Leader know of any issues that • Review your assignment with the base site coordinator arise • Receive all supplies • For Street Teams: Team Leaders may focus on – surveys, tally sheets, participant gifts, map, and button talking with folks and bringing them to the other volunteers to conduct the surveys. • Connect with the rest of the members of your team T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015

Indoor Teams Street Teams • Report to BaseSite before shift starts • Report to BaseSite before shift starts • Check-in and connect with your team • After Check-in , go to your assigned location to • Go on assigned walking route with your team interview people • Assignment sheet indicates areas of focus • For all locations, a staff member of that agency • Cover the known locations on your map! will be able to help you connect with their • You may circle the walking route more than once if you community have time • Speak with everyone at the assigned location • Stay within your outer perimeter • Do not leave your assigned location until end of • Be aware of overlapping areas shift & return to BaseSite • Make sure to return to the BaseSite at the end of your shift and Check-out! T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 Completing the Shift • Return to your BaseSite • Sign out with a BaseSite Coordinator – IF you don't sign out, we have to search for you • Return EVERY survey that you were given • All unused gifts intended for survey participants must be returned to base site coordinator • Speak with a base site coordinator if you would like to talk about any of your experiences. T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015 The Experience of Homelessness • Challenge of daily life T HE E XPERIENCE OF • Lack of privacy H OMELESSNESS • Prevalence of Trauma • Lacking in trust • Homelessness is NOT a choice Al Wiebe, Coordinator of Mentoring, At Home/Chez Soi Joe Hatch, Coordinator of Mentoring, At Home/Chez Soi T HE W INNIPEG S TREET C ENSUS 2015