The City of Pico Rivera is seeking volunteers and sponsors for its 2013 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count and Homeless Registry over a three-night period. Volunteers will conduct a visual count of the homeless on the first night and then survey the homeless on the next two nights to assess their housing status. Volunteers will meet at the Parks & Recreation Building and be provided with training materials. Those interested can contact the coordinator for more information.
1. Volunteers Needed in PICO RIVERA!
The City of Pico Rivera (Team Pico Rivera), in cooperation with Whittier First Day, Los
Angeles Homeless Services Authority and the100,000 Homes National Campaign, is
looking for volunteers and sponsors to take part in the 2013 Greater Los Angeles Homeless
Count and Count-Plus Homeless Registry. Volunteers will conduct the Homeless Count
and Registry over a three-night period within Pico Rivera. Sponsors are needed to donate
materials and items necessary to conduct the count and registry. Suggested sponsor
materials are listed on the back of this flyer. The Homeless Count and Registry looks to
collect data in order to understand the homeless situation, bring resources to the
community, and drive engagement.
Team Pico Rivera’s Three-Night Homeless Count and Registry
WHEN? th st
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 - 8pm to 2am. On the 1 night volunteers will conduct the
Homeless Count, a visual count of the homeless within Pico Rivera. Volunteers usually
complete their assigned areas by midnight.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th & 31st - 8pm to 2am. On the 2nd and
3rd night volunteers will conduct the Homeless Registry, surveying the homeless within
Pico Rivera to gauge their homeless status as possibly chronic or vulnerable.
Pico Rivera volunteers will meet in the Community Room in the
WHERE? Parks & Recreation Building located at 6767 Passons Boulevard, on
each of the three nights of the Homeless Count & Registry.
Volunteers will be provided with all necessary training materials.
If you would like to volunteer for or sponsor Team Pico Rivera’s
three-night Homeless Count & Registry, or would like more
CONTACT: information, please contact Christina Gallagher, Pico Rivera
Deployment Site Coordinator, by e-mail at cgallagher@pico-
rivera.org or phone at (562) 801-4332.
* Find more information online at www.theycountwillyou.org, twitter, and facebook.
2. Sponsors Needed in PICO RIVERA!
Suggested Count & Registry Sponsor Materials
Items Given to Homeless During
Items for Count & Registry:
Count & Registry:
Clipboards (Qty: 64)
$5 Subway Gift Cards
First Aid Travel Kits (Qty: 20)
Sack Lunches
Small Flashlights with Batteries (Qty: 64)
Granola bars
Emergency Rain Ponchos (Qty: 64)
Beef jerky
Refreshments & supplies for volunteers
Mixed nuts, etc.
Printing:
Water bottles
Training materials
Hygiene Kits
Count & Registry handouts
Emergency Rain Ponchos
If you would like more information on how to sponsor Team Pico
CONTACT: Rivera’s three-night Homeless Count & Registry, please contact
Christina Gallagher, Pico Rivera Deployment Site Coordinator, by
e-mail at cgallagher@pico-rivera.org or phone at (562) 801-4332.
* Find more information online at www.theycountwillyou.org, twitter, and facebook.