Have you/your organization gotten in touch with Grey County? Beginning in 2018, all Ontario service managers are mandated to complete an enumeration of people experiencing homelessness in their communities and collect demographic information every two years, working in partnership with community organizations. If not, reaching out would be a good first step - you may be help them rather than working on your own. 

Thank you Gwen! That's a great suggestion! The organization I'm working with receives their base funding from Grey County, so I will definitely look into that.

Hi Hart you might be interested in connecting with the Alberta Rural Development Network.  They have recently (June 2017)  published a "Rural Homelessness Estimation Project" Step-by Step Guide to Estimate Rural Homelessness.  their web site is www.ardn.ca and Dee Ann Benard is the ED.  I have her phone number as 780-915-1751  Hope this helps.  Regards Norma

Hi Hart

Grey County Housing has various homelessness programs, a poverty task force and is working on a plan for 2018 for homelessness enumeration. We would be happy to assist in research for this area. I can be reached through our Housing Department. 519 376-574

Thank you for the link and the contact Norma. I would love to speak to Dee Ann in the near future.

Thank you for reaching out to me Anne Marie. I've since left you a voicemail message with my cell #, by which you can reach me at any time. I look forward to meeting and working with you!

what if you broaden and study rural areas. I have seen research in regards to homelessness difference in general between rural and city

Towards a Delivery System of Services for Rural Homeless Youth: A Literature Review and Case Study Skott-Myhre, Hans ; Raby, Rebecca ; Nikolaou, Jamie
International perspectives on rural homelessnessPaul. Cloke Paul Milbourne
Reducing barriers to healthcare for rural homeless individuals and families: experiences of community health nursing students.(Report) Garner, Linda.
EXAMINING SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A RURAL HOMELESS POPULATION Jackson, Afton ; Shannon, Lisa.

What Is Known about the Health of Rural Homeless Families? Wagner, Janet D. ; Menke, Edna M. ; Ciccone, Janet K.
Rural Homeless Shelters: A Comparative Analysis Goodfellow, Marianne
Fear and loathing in New England: examining the health-care perspectives of homeless people in rural areas Whitley, Rob.

Housing first in rural Canada : rural homelessness and housing first feasibility across 22 Canadian communities Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff author. Alina Turner
Rural migration + homelessness in the north Michael Young author. Joshua Moses

Impact of Family Abuse on Running Away, Deviance, and Street Victimization among Homeless 
Rural and Urban Youth Thrane, Lisa E; Hoyt, Danny R; Whitbeck, Les B; Yoder, Kevin A.

The periphery of care: Emergency services for homeless people in rural areas
Cloke, Paul; Johnsen, Sarah; May, Jon
ADDRESSING SERVICE ACCESS BARRIERS FOR HOMELESS YOUTH: A CALL FOR COLLABORATION Perron, Jeffrey.

Homelessness in Rural Areas: Causes, Patterns, and Trends. First, Richard J. ; And Others
The hidden and emerging spaces of rural homelessness Cloke, Paul ; Widdowfield, Rebekah ; Milbourne, Paul.

Rural Homelessness in Western Canada: Lessons Learned from Diverse Communities Schiff, Rebecca; Turner, Alina.
'Everyone knew everyone's business': Being a parent with housing issues in rural areas Reupert, Andrea ; Jones, Rebecca ; Sutton, Keith ; Maybery, Darryl.