BRANTFORD – In a city where over 50 per cent of people experiencing homelessness are Indigenous, advocates fear what will happen to 680 people on a 15-year-waitlist for Indigenous housing support. Brantford-Brant\u2019s 2023 \u201cPoint in Time\u201d count found 52 per cent of people experiencing homelessness in Brantford are Indigenous, as reported to city council on December 6. Point in Time (PiT) counts are a measure of the number of homeless people in targeted areas on a given day or night. It found Brantford\u2019s total population numbered 104,685 residents. According to 2021\u2019s count, 36 percent of those surveyed in the city of Brantford self-identified as Indigenous, and 2018\u2019s PiT showed 35 percent, said Maria Visocchi, Brantford\u2019s communications director. That\u2019s a disproportionate figure, since 5.25 percent of people living in Brantford identified… <\/p>\n
BRANTFORD – In a city where over 50 per cent of people experiencing homelessness are Indigenous, advocates fear what will happen to 680 people on a 15-year-waitlist for Indigenous housing support. Brantford-Brant\u2019s 2023 \u201cPoint in Time\u201d count found 52 per cent of people experiencing homelessness in Brantford are Indigenous, as reported to city council on December 6. Point in Time (PiT) counts are a measure of the number of homeless people in targeted areas on a given day or night. It found Brantford\u2019s total population numbered 104,685 residents. According to 2021\u2019s count, 36 percent of those surveyed in the city of Brantford self-identified as Indigenous, and 2018\u2019s PiT showed 35 percent, said Maria Visocchi, Brantford\u2019s communications director. That\u2019s a disproportionate figure, since 5.25 percent of people living in Brantford identified... <\/p>\n