2011 Homeless Count in Hillsborough County

Volunteers and Donations Needed
for 2011 Homeless Count

The 2011 Homeless Count in Hillsborough County will take place on Thursday, January 27, 2011. There are many ways individuals and groups can get involved to help their homeless neighbors.

Click here to sign up to voluteer.


Donate
Collect and donate new socks and rain ponchos to be handed out as a 'thank you' to our homeless neighbors for taking time to complete the brief survey. Donations are needed no later than January 24.


Donations can also be dropped off at:
• Positive SPIN - (North Tampa) - 7628 N. 56th Street, Suite 18, Tampa, 33617; (813)977-7677 - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., M-F
• BioScript (Central Tampa/Ybor) - 1315 E. 7th Ave., Suite 101, Tampa, 33605; (813) 247-4324; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., M-F
• Homeless Coalition Office - 2015 N. Nebraska Ave., 2nd Floor, Tampa, 33602 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., M-F.

Be a Counter
Volunteers are needed to canvass the County in 4-hour shifts between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m. Volunteers work in 3-person teams, with at least one person with experience doing the count, and focus on designated areas in the County.

(All count volunteers will have to attend a pre-count training. See training schedule for dates/times.)


Staff the Phone Bank
Volunteers are needed between 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. to answer phones and conduct a brief phone survey with callers who are homeless, including people living doubled up. The 2011 Homeless Count phone bank will be located at News Channel 8 near downtown Tampa.


(All count volunteers will have to attend a pre-count training. See training schedule for dates/times.)


Adopt an Area
Groups, organizations and faith communities that work with homeless people, neighborhood associations that want to help and any other groups can "Adopt an Area" around their location to conduct the count.



Support the Count
Financial donations are needed to help off-set the cost to conduct the count. They are critical to the success of the effort as the Coalition receives no federal, state or local government funding for this project.

Make a donation online. Please 'designate' your donation to the 2011 Count in the optional designation box.

Checks can be mailed to: Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, PO Box 360181, Tampa, FL 33673-0181; please put "Count 2011" in the memo line.


Assist with Post-Count Data Entry
Once all the Count survey information is collected, it has to be entered into the UNITY Information Network System.
Sign up to help with Post-Count Data Entry.



Special Thanks to the 2011 Homeless Count Sponsors:

Visionary Sponsors



Innovator Sponsors

Bailey Family Foundation

Metropolitan Ministries

Mental Health Care

TECO Energy Foundation



Trendsetter Sponsor

Tampa Crossroads



Leader Sponsors

Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordination Office - DACCO

Francis House

Project Return

Salvation Army - Tampa Area Command