Community Data

Community data

Public measures on outreach, housing pressure, and point-in-time observations.

Point-in-time outreach

Current outdoor observations.

PiT counts capture one structured moment in time. They do not include Transition House shelter residents or people who are temporarily staying with friends or family.

In an emergency call 911.

The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act protects people seeking emergency help. RAAM clinic: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 pm, 1011 Elgin Street West, 2nd floor, Cobourg. Call 905-377-9891. For non-emergency outreach, email outreach@iharc.ca.

Active count

October 18, 2025 – October 21, 2025

Outreach teams are currently gathering observations. Dashboard totals update as the count is validated.

October 17–21 Point-in-Time Count

October 18, 2025 – October 21, 2025

Active — canvass running

I.H.A.R.C. initiated point in time (P.I.T) count focusing on Cobourg core region. Excludes: - People using Transition House Shelter -People using Cornerstone -People sheltering in vehicles (cars, suvs, RVs, etc) -People "couch surfing" The focus of this PiT count is to get a rapid assessment of the current situation in the core of Cobourg. This will allow for further risk assessments for cold weather survival and assist in expected cold weather death/injury estimates.

View full dashboardUpdated Oct 21, 2025, 7:31 a.m.

Actively living outside: 38
Identified substance use or addictions: 33
Severe mental health conditions: 7

Method

What a PiT count is, and what it is not.

A point-in-time count is a structured snapshot of everyone sleeping outdoors or in places not meant for housing on a given day. Outreach teams follow a standard route, invite people to answer a short set of questions, and publish only anonymized trend information.

The IHARC workflow follows Canadian Observatory on Homelessness methodology, adapts it to Cobourg’s outreach routes, and suppresses any cell smaller than three responses to protect dignity and privacy.

Published datasets

Current public measures.

Daily housing indicators

Shelter occupancy, motel overflow usage, and outdoor observations help show how pressure is changing over time.

Overdose response signals

Emergency trends, naloxone distribution, peer response activity, and follow-up supports are aggregated without exposing personal details.

Plan accountability measures

Public working plans publish the measures the community asked to see so commitments can be tracked in the open.

Privacy standard

Accountability should not come at the cost of dignity.

We publish trend data and counts, never identifying details.
Updates are timestamped so the public can see how current the information is.
Small cells are suppressed or grouped to protect privacy and dignity.
When data is delayed or incomplete, we say so directly and explain what comes next.