Hope Awaits Statistics

​We Have Served

76 Clients

Since Opening in 2018

Average Length of Stay

38 Days

Longest Stay

436 Days

​Annual Statistics

2020
From January 1, 2020 - December 31, 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
From January 1, 2019 - December 31, 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

Homelessness In North Bay

​In March 2020, Nipissing District conducted a 24-hour point in time count.

​Based on the 254 surveys that were conducted, it was found that there were 293 homeless in our region, a 62% increase since the count was last conducted in 2018.

​Gender
Out of the 293 individuals, 67% identified as male.

Age
36% of participants are young adults between the ages of 25-34.

44% of participants are adults between the ages of 35-65.

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 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/>