Urbana Police help USD #116 students
The Urbana Police Department Fraternal Order of Police Number 70 is once again sponsoring the Backpack School Drive that will help the Urbana School District #116 with much needed supplies.
This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic at full-force, the need for supplies for Urbana students is even greater. Since the the City of Urbana building is closed to the public, the FOP #70 wants you to know that you can still donate in the form of Visa gift cards, or gift cards from Walmart or Meijer.
Please mail these gift cards to:
A total of 140 individuals were identified in Champaign County during the most recent Point-in-Time count, down from 151 individuals experiencing homelessness in 2019. The count was conducted on Thursday, January 30, with 26 volunteers in seven teams surveying areas throughout Champaign County, including downtown Champaign, downtown Urbana, Campustown, the shopping areas on North Prospect Avenue and Neil Street in Champaign, Crystal Lake Park in Urbana, the Philo business district, Mahomet, and more.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the Point-in-Time count in order to provide a snapshot of the state of homelessness throughout the country. Congress then utilizes the data collected from the count to disseminate funds for homeless services. The count included people both sheltered (residing in emergency shelters or transitional housing for individuals experiencing homelessness) and unsheltered (living in spaces not meant for human habitation, such as cars or on the street).
Urbana Counts
YOU NEED TO BE COUNTED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2020!!
Have you taken the Census? If not, people will be coming by to see you.
Non-Response Follow Up (NRFU) beginning this week
•NRFU is the Census Bureau term for their employees going door-to-door where people have not filled out their Census form yet.
•NRFU will begin on Friday, July 31 in Champaign County.
•NRFU begins nationwide on Tuesday, August 11, but the Census Bureau will begin earlier in some parts of the country.
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