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​Did You Know? Every year, communities across the country conduct a Point-inTime (or “PIT”) count to identify the number of people experiencing homelessness and where they are. Philadelphia’s 2022 PIT Count took place in February 2022. In September 2022, HUD approved the results so that they could be published on the Office of Homeless services website. The 2022 PIT Count showed that over the last five years, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Philly decreased by 22%, which is great news. The combined counted total of unsheltered and sheltered people, both in families and as individuals, was 4,489. However, the 2022 count showed that chronic homelessness in Philadelphia grew by 14% compared to 2021. It is worrisome to see this number creeping up. We hope this is not a trend but with the damage done by COVID, and the number of older adults with limited means to pay for housing increasing, there is cause for some concern. And of note, the count does not include people who are couch surfing with friends or living doubled up with relatives, even when they consider themselves homeless.
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Did You Know? Every year, communities across the country conduct a Point-inTime (or “PIT”) count to identify the number of people experiencing homelessness and where they are. Philadelphia’s 2022 PIT Count took place in February 2022. In September 2022, HUD approved the results so that they could be published on the Office of Homeless services website. The 2022 PIT Count showed that over the last five years, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Philly decreased by 22%, which is great news. The combined counted total of unsheltered and sheltered people, both in families and as individuals, was 4,489. However, the 2022 count showed that chronic homelessness in Philadelphia grew by 14% compared to 2021. It is worrisome to see this number creeping up. We hope this is not a trend but with the damage done by COVID, and the number of older adults with limited means to pay for housing increasing, there is cause for some concern. And of note, the count does not include people who are couch surfing with friends or living doubled up with relatives, even when they consider themselves homeless.
Greetings and happy holidays to everyone! I hope you are all doing well and were able to enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend with family, or at least by getting a little peace and quiet. I always straggle behind my neighbors to get my decorations up and I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas already. But we have had so much going on! We at Sanctuary Village got our zoning variance in October and are moving full speed ahead. We plan to break ground in the Spring. Our vision is actually becoming a reality thanks to good, caring people like you. Read on….. Blessings to all of you and especially to those people who need a home.
We welcome the summer and hope you will all have some time to relax and refresh. It has been a difficult Spring ... like you, we at Sanctuary Village are saddened and greatly concerned over the violence that seems to have taken over our country, certainly including Philadelphia (with a staggering 200+ murder rate for 2022 as of Memorial Day weekend). Our hearts go out to those who have lost a loved one.
Let us all work together in whatever ways we can to make our country safe place for all, especially our children and most vulnerable neighbors. All of our efforts can make a difference.
We have been busy all winter and are ready for the brighter, longer days of Spring. Yet, as I write, the world is filled with chaos and violence. We at Sanctuary Village send our most heartfelt concern and love to the people of Ukraine, as well as to our neighbors closer to home who are unhoused. Let’s continue to work together to make the world a more compassionate place. Here is our latest news. As always, thank you for your support.
It has been a hot summer with violent storms and much
uncertainty and anxiety around the virus, the variants, masks in schools…it seems that trying times are staying with us. We at Sanctuary Village have been keeping up our efforts for the tiny house village during these final weeks of summer.
We are excited to release our first newsletter and share with you some recent updates about what we’ve been focused on of late. We thank you for your interest and your support. It’s with people like you that we will be able to make our tiny house village a reality.
We are on the road to getting sponsors for our tiny houses – please continue to spread the word! Read on to see all we have been doing. As always, thank you for your support.
And please remember those who have nowhere warm and safe to rest their head during the coming cold months and help us to make a tiny house village a reality in 2022.