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Council and OHS debate street counts and outreach in Kensington as intake center opening planned
Summary
Council members raised inconsistent counts and apparent gaps in outreach coverage in Kensington and SEPTA stations; OHS and DBHIDS said methodological differences explain discrepancies, and they plan to open daily intake at the Kensington Wellness Support Center plus mobile intake and some overnight outreach.
Council members repeatedly raised discrepancies between the Office of Homeless Services’ point-in-time counts and other tallies, and they pressed OHS and DBHIDS officials on outreach coverage in Kensington and at SEPTA stations.
David Hollerman, chief of staff for OHS, explained that police and OHS use different counting methodologies — the point-in-time (a simultaneous…
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