If you're in a shelter they will FORCE YOU TO BE COUNTED or threaten to throw you out, even if you do NOT want to be on public record as homeless. After all, you may be homeless for a week or a month or two for the first time in your life and the label and stereotypes do not apply. And have they even kept their promise to help you or are you just being STORED THERE while they collect?
HOMELESS COUNT is a special census and they say it's all about getting funding from the government in recognition of the problem TOO BAD THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CLOSELY WATCH AND REGULATE what some shelters really do with the funds. TOO BAD SHELTERS DON'T HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED OR LICENSED!
SEE OUR QUESTIONS TO ASK A SHELTER page to get a better idea of what we are talking about.
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