STATISTICS
Shelter
Hope Awaits Has Housed
165 Clients
Since Opening in 2018
Average Length of Stay
29 Days
Longest Stay
436 Days
Success Rate
44%
Care Packages
Hope Awaits Distributes an Average of
84 Care Packages
Each Week
Highest Number of Care Packages Given in One Week
207
Annual Shelter Statistics
2023
From January 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023 Hope Awaits housed 15 different men
Shortest stay in 2023 = 1 night
Longest stay in 2023 = 71 nights
2022
In 2022 Hope Awaits housed 63 different men
Shortest stay in 2022 = 1 night
Longest stay in 2022 = 80 nights
2021
In 2021 Hope Awaits housed 35 different men
Shortest stay in 2021 = 1 night
Longest stay in 2021 = 146 nights
2020
In 2020 Hope Awaits housed 22 different men
Shortest stay in 2020 = 1 night
Longest stay in 2020 = 108 nights
Note: the shelter was temporarily closed from April 18 - September 14
2019
In 2019 Hope Awaits housed 36 different men
Shortest stay in 2019 = 1 night
Longest stay in 2019 = 347 nights
2018
From May 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 Hope Awaits housed 23 different men
Shortest stay in 2018 = 1 night
Longest stay in 2018 = 208 nights
Annual Care Package Statistics
2023
From January 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023 Hope Awaits distributed 1,800 care packages to those in need in our community.
2022
From March 14, 2022 - December 31, 2022 Hope Awaits distributed 4,571 care packages to those in need in our community.
Homelessness in North Bay - 2021
In October 2021, Nipissing District conducted a 24-hour point in time count.
Based on the 213 surveys in the count, it was found that there were 300 homeless in our region, a 2.4% increase since the 2020 count.
Gender
Out of the 300 individuals, 61% identified as male.
Age
26% of participants were young adults between the ages of 25-34.
29% of participants were adults between the ages of 35-44.
Indigenous Status
Over 42% of participants identified as indigenous.
Length of Time Homeless
Out of those surveyed, 46.5% identified that they had been homeless for at least six months of the last year.
Reasons for Housing Loss
The top five reasons for housing loss in 2021 were:
Reasons not indicated (18%)
Conflict with spouse/partner (14%)
Substance Abuse (14%)
Incarceration (12%)
Not enough income for housing (11%)
Barriers to Obtaining Housing
The top five barriers to obtaining housing in 2021 were:
Low income (50%)
Rent is too high (49%)
Rental units not available (34%)
Substance use (26%)
Addiction (24%)
All of the information, statistics, and pictures above (in the Homelessness in North Bay 2021 section) were taken from the Nipissing Counts 2021 Findings.
District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board. (2021). Nipissing Counts 2021. Accessed January 12, 2022. <https://dnssab.ca/housing-services/nipissing-counts-2021/>
Homelessness in North Bay - 2020
In March 2020, Nipissing District conducted a 24-hour point in time count.
Based on the 254 surveys in the count, it was found that there were 293 homeless in our region, a 62% increase since the 2018 count.
Gender
Out of the 293 individuals, 67% identified as male.
Age
36% of participants were young adults between the ages of 25-34.
44% of participants were adults between the ages of 35-44.
Indigenous Status
Over 40% of participants identified as indigenous.
Length of Time Homeless
Out of those surveyed, 19% identified that they had been homeless for at least a year.
Shelter Stays
65% of participants answered that they had stayed in a shelter in the past 12 months.
All of the information, statistics, and pictures above (in the Homelessness in North Bay 2020 section) were taken from the Everyone Counts - PIT Count 2020 Findings.
District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board. (2020). Everyone Counts Nipissing District. Accessed February 5, 2021. <https://dnssab.ca/housing-services/everyone-counts-pit-count-2020/>