Working to End Homelessness with the PIT Count

Piece written by Rachel Handler, Housing Policy Manager

What is the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count?

The Point-in-Time, or PIT, Count is a HUD-mandated survey of unhoused people that is conducted across the country on a single night in late January. Each area’s Count is run by the local Continuum of Care, or CoC, which is a coalition of organizations that works together to end homelessness in their community.

The PIT Count is one critical piece of data in the bigger picture of a community’s housing landscape. By getting a ballpark sense of just how many people are unhoused, advocates and providers can design targeted solutions and apply for funding to implement them.

Because the PIT Count is such a huge undertaking, it also means that volunteers are almost always needed to help out. Learn more about the PIT Count and how to get involved to help better advocate to end homelessness in your community: 
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