New York City Needs YOU! SHADOWCOUNT 2009 Is seeking "decoys" for the NYC homeless count On the night of January 26, the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will send hundreds of volunteers all across the city to count the homeless. On that same night, decoys will be sent to designated locations throughout the city to see how many of them get counted. Information on the number of decoys that are counted will be used to adjust the official NYC homeless count figures. ShadowCount is funded by DHS but conducted independently by Hunter College School of Social Work researchers. Date: Night of January 26 - 27, 12:00 midnight to 4:00 am (Check-in time 2 hours earlier) To sign up to participate as a paid decoy, request a registration packet by sending an email to ShadowCount2009@hunter.cuny.edu or visit www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork and click on "Shadow Count 2009". If you do not have access to the internet you can call our registration hotline at (212) 452-7021 to request a packet
There is a Homeless count to be conducted on January 29th in the 5 boroughs of NYC on January 29th, 2009. Counting the homeless is vital to providing services to them. This is especially important because during the pass year the city has seen a huge rise in the number of homeless families.