The City of Penticton and local advocates are calling for more housing following the annual homeless count.
The city of Penticton and local advocates are calling for more housing following the annual homeless count which shows a significant jump in the number of people experiencing homelessness. Taya Fast reports.“We know the number that has been reported is the minimum and that is not the average or the maximum. It is the number of folks that we found on that particular day which was April 28, 2023,” said 100 More Homes co-chair Linda Sankey.
“Since 2018 there’s been about 175 units or bed spaces for folks that are unsheltered in Penticton, but those numbers keep increasing faster than we do or have actions to meet the means.”According to the report, 55 per cent of people experiencing homelessness used housing or an official shelter while 45 per cent did not.
“Our numbers really show that in order for people to access the services that they need you need a safe place to be able to return to, to lay down, to rest,” said Sankey. “Disappointing, obviously, considering everything that has been in this regard, several years, but really not surprising, as well, given everything that has happened in the province across the country as well,” said Penticton Mayor Julius Bloomfield.
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