Did you know . . . pg 9
There’s a 39% increase in the times Ottawa’s shelter beds were used since 2004
From page 9 of the 2010 Report Card
(PDF in: English, French)
ATEH's targets to shorten shelter stays:
* By 2020: reduce shelter stays to 30 days
* For 2010: a 3 day reduction in average stay |
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2009 |
2010 |
D minus |
Average stay (days) |
59 |
62 |
3 days longer |
Stays in Demographic Subgroups |
Single Men |
58 |
59 |
1 day longer |
Single Women |
47 |
49 |
2 days longer |
Youth |
34 |
31 |
3 days less |
Families |
63 |
72 |
9 days longer |
What do all governments need to know?
The importance of targeting income support and affordable housing for families, youth, single women and single men!
What else does 7 years of Ottawa data on homelessness tell the community?
Read and circulate a brief analysis that includes these next graphs and more.
A snapshot from the 7-year analysis
Over the 2004-2010 period
- number of beds used in Ottawa emergency shelters grew by 125,000 (over 340 per night) - a 39% increase, due to length of stay.
- in those seven years the number of people using shelters in Ottawa has increased by 6% about 400 more individuals
- number of families in Ottawa shelters 2004-2010 rose significantly and since 2006, there was a 25% increase - (663 families in 2004 to 832 in 2010, 170 more families
- overall, the length of an average stay in a year has increased 23% from 48 days in 2004 to over 62 days in 2010 and in 2010 families stayed 72 days on average
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