100 Homes Penticton is a collection of community leaders who are working together to provide housing and supports to vulnerable people in Penticton.
The initiative is part a larger, national campaign called 20,000 Homes organized by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.
The major goals of the campaign are:
– Systematically survey people in shelters or on the street to create a by-name registry
– Prioritize services based on a vulnerability assessment that considers severe health risks and length of homelessness
– Re-align existing supportive housing and service resources to match to these prioritized individuals and families.
20,000 Homes
The 20,000 Homes Campaign is a national movement focused on ending chronic homelessness in 20 communities and housing 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable homeless people by July 1, 2020. The campaign is organized by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH). So far, over 44 communities from Whitehorse, YK to Cape Breton, NS have signed on and housed more than 15,000 people.
20,000 Homes was inspired by the success of the 100,000 Homes Campaign in the United States that moved 105,000 people from homelessness to housing in 186 cities over a 4-year initiative.
To learn more about the national 20,000 Homes Campaign, please visit www.20khomes.ca
Housing Registry Week
As of March 2018, 100 Homes Penticton has succeeded in housing 114 individuals in our community.
A short health and housing survey was completed with all people experiencing homelessness who were willing to participate (including those who were staying in emergency shelters or on the street). Survey teams, composed of professional service staff and community volunteers, canvassed the streets, shelters and drop-ins over a 1 week period in November to complete surveys with people.
Registry Weeks are designed to get actionable, person-specific information on our homeless neighbours, so we can match people to existing housing and support services. The information will be analyzed to generate a list that prioritizes people for further supports, much like the triage process in a hospital emergency room. The goal is to help people experiencing homelessness not only find, but also retain housing.
Click to open 2016 Registry Week Infographic.
Additional Information
100 Homes Penticton in the News
In the News: 100 Homes seeks to add Penticton to federal homelessness strategy
Penticton council provided a letter of support to join Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy March 11, 2019 - Kelowna Capital News 100 Homes Penticton, via the United Way Central & South Okanagan, is hoping the
100 Homes Penticton presents Ending ‘Us’ and ‘Them’
A free documentary film screening to learn more about the realities of homelessness November 8, 2018 (Penticton) - To help shift the community dialogue around homelessness, 100 Homes Penticton presents Ending ‘Us’ and ‘Them’, a
Bylaw Department forms partnership with 100 Homes Penticton
Fines from parking tickets to be donated to housing project (Penticton, December 13, 2017) - Motorists receiving parking tickets between December 12 and December 31 can now choose to donate their fine to the 100
United Way responds to the release of the National Housing Strategy
November 22, 2017 - Today, we celebrate National Housing Day and the release of the much-anticipated National Housing Strategy (NHS). Individuals well-being and the health of communities is a priority for United Way and we
In the News – Homeless count returns amid Penticton’s housing crisis
November 17, 2017 (Penticton) - Volunteers are hitting the streets this week to find solid data on Penticton’s homeless population. A homeless advocacy group’s second-annual homeless count is officially underway, as Penticton struggles to manage
In the News – Homelessness a larger problem than originally thought
December 20, 2016 (Penticton) - Volunteers are hitting the streets this week to find solid data on Penticton’s homeless population. Homelessness in Penticton turns out to be a larger problem than organizers of 100 Homes