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BACKGROUND The Cabarrus County Task Force on Homelessness undertook a survey designed to collect data on individuals and families experiencing problems with homelessness during the months of January, February and March of 1992. The survey form included as Attachment I was utilized by staff at the following community agencies: Winter Night Shelter, CCM, Salvation Army, CVAN, Department of Social Services, Mental Health, Health Department, Housing Authority, and Travelers Aid. Staff of these agencies were instructed to complete and submit a form when, while interviewing someone requesting assistance, the interviewer determined that the person being interviewed was without housing of his own or at immediate risk of losing his housing. ("Immediate risk" wag generally defined as being in the eviction process.) The survey collected data on characteristics of individuals and households experiencing problems with homelessness and on needs for and availability of services to address this problem. Social Security numbers were used to identify duplications. Tables of all data are included as Attachment II. SIGNIFICANT DATA FROM THE SURVEY An initial review of data from the completed survey suggested that it would be useful to separate data from forms completed at the Winter Night Shelter from data collected by all other community agencies. NUMBER OF RESPONSES (pp 1 - 4): A total of 274 survey forms were completed. Of these, 253 were unique. 500 people were represented by these responses. The distribution of responses by month were: January, 107; February, 82; March, 85. The Winter Night Shelter submitted 139 responses. Ail other agencies submitted 135 responses. The distribution of responses from all other agencies was as follows: CCM, 22; Salvation Army, 28; CVAN, 15; Social Services, 39; Health Department, 0; Mental Health, 8; Housing Authority, 2; and, Travelers Aid, 21.