The Colorado Interagency Council on Homelessness

TRAINING

Below are materials to assist you with the Statewide Homeless Count in your county.

Mobilize your local agencies

Click the link for a template letter that you can modify and send to agencies in your county asking for there help.

Publicize the homeless count. Click the link for a flyer.

Conducting a training?

Need name tags? Download here. Name tags are designed for Avery 5164 labels.

Need a power point presentation? Click here to download a pdf version of the Winter Homeless Count power point presentation.

The following link will guide you through proper administration of the homeless count survey. It includes guidance on proper interviewing techniques, instruction and explanation for each question on the homeless count survey. Click here for a detailed explanation of the survey.

PRODUCING AN ACCURATE COUNT IS IMPORTANT!!

These methods will increase the accuracy of the statewide homeless count and prevent duplicate counting.

1.Train everyone involved in the survey process!

2. Increase Accuracy - Interview homeless persons rather than having them complete surveys on their own.

Click here to learn more about guaranteeing an accurate homeless count. (PDF)

OVERVIEW OF LOGISTICS FOR STATEWIDE HOMELESS COUNT

The statewide homeless count will be a census of the homeless population on one day: Monday, January 29, 2007. The count will take place the night of Monday, January 29, 2007 and continue throughout the day on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Agency staff and volunteers will attempt to survey every homeless individual or, in the case of family groups and couples, one adult family member, in all of the identified locations.

Click here to continue reading about logistics for the Statewide Homeless Count. (PDF)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR SURVEYORS (PDF)

Additional items to assist you with training and questions about the Statewide Homeless Count

Suggested Interviewer Script (PDF)

Definition of Homeless (PDF)

Many of these items are in PDF format. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

Note: After you download the Adobe Acrobat Reader to your computer, double-click the newly downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.  Once the reader is installed, click the name of the PDF file you wish to view.