Sobering stats revealed through Point of Time counts in Melfort, Nipawin
Some startling numbers from the recent Point in Time (PiT) counts in Melfort and Nipawin.
The Marguerite Riel Centre (MRC) in Melfort has released some information on their count on Oct. 1.
The results show 30 people are considered to be facing homelessness in the city.
That includes eight people in a domestic violence shelter, 16 defined as ‘couch surfing’, and six unsheltered, or living on the streets. Eleven other people declined to fill out the survey. Thirty-two people have been homeless at some point in the past year, with the age range of people who filled out the surveys was 19 years old to 55 years old.