News & Record editorial, Sunday, June 10, 2007:
“[Guilford County's Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness] will gauge its effectiveness using measurable outcomes, primarily the annual census of the homeless population in Guilford County.”
LA’s Homeless Blog, Monday, June 11, 2007:
“Cities around the country are saying that homelessness is decreasing in their jurisdictions. There are really two major reasons cited for these drops:
The first reason cited is because cities are implementing “ten year plans†that include developing permanent supportive housing. They are saying that their plans are working, and that more people are getting off the streets.
The second reason cited is because the homeless counts (mandated by HUD every two years) are becoming more accurate. Earlier counts were more estimates, current counts are supposedly more accurate. Estimates are usually given higher numbers.
… unless we count every person living on the streets… any count will still be an estimate…
Until we can document an exact number of permanent housing units built, and/or an exact number of shelter beds increased, we really can’t tell how many people are being transitioned off the streets and into housing.”
