POINT-IN-TIME COUNT

2024 Point-in-Time Overview

Changing Homelessness, Inc., in partnership with the Continuum of Care (CoC) member agencies, outreach teams and volunteers will canvass and survey people experiencing homelessness in Northeast Florida on Tuesday, January 23rd, Wednesday, January 24th, and Thursday, January 25th. Additionally, CHI will work with all programs to conduct a sheltered count.

On PIT Count Day, CHI will dispatch zone commanders and more than 150 volunteers to engage with people living unsheltered throughout the greater Jacksonville region, including Clay, Duval and Nassau counties. The 2024 PIT Count will be the 4th year, the NE Florida CoC has used the Counting Us Application, and the 2nd year volunteers will use the App.

Volunteers will distribute hygiene kits to people who are experiencing homelessness as a reminder that the community appreciates their survey participation and continues to mobilize on their behalf to put an end to homelessness.

This effort is an annual, national event to locate, identify and count both sheltered and unsheltered people who are homeless. The community-wide survey provides valuable information about the region’s homeless population and subpopulations (families with children, street, veterans and youth). The resulting data culminates in the United States, Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report and drives funding for homelessness program.

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The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a federally mandated, time-stamped snapshot of homelessness on a given day—an event that helps define homelessness at that moment.

Every year during the final days of January, Continuum of Cares around the country gather with community partners and volunteers to conduct this annual count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness.

Why Do We Count?

The PIT Count helps us understand the state of homelessness in our community. Collecting data on homelessness and tracking progress can inform public opinion, increase public awareness, and attract resources that will aid in our mission to end homelessness.

Interested in Participating?

Volunteers are required to attend a mandatory training session training prior to the actual count. For your convenience, we will host daily training sessions from January 16th thru January 20th. Since training is mandatory, please plan to attend at least one training.  Changing Homelessness is happy to provide letters confirming service hours for volunteer purposes.

If you are interested in volunteering for the 2024 annual PIT Count, please register here.

 

Registration Information:

For information concerning our registration, please call: 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) or visit www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com

Refer to registration number: CH13995

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