What is a Point in Time Count?
The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single day in January. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that Continuums of Care (CoC) conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness who are unsheltered, as well as sheltered in emergency shelter, transitional housing, and Safe Havens on a single night. Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally.
As Pima County’s CoC, TPCH leads the PIT count each year, which locally is called Everyone Counts!—Pima County Street Count. The data collected during Everyone Counts! delivers insight into our community’s homeless population and service gaps. It provides a snapshot of what homelessness looks like on a single night in Pima County.
Basics of the Count
The 2023 Everyone Counts!—Pima County Street Count (PIT) is scheduled for January 25, 2023, and will ask where our community members experiencing homelessness slept the prior night. Communities across the nation will be completing similar counts during the last week of January to help inform a national understanding of homelessness. During the count, 300+ trained Everyone Counts! volunteers and staff interview individuals, youth and families experiencing homelessness using a standardized electronic survey from across Pima County.
Register to Volunteer
We need your help! Volunteers are a critical part of the point in time count. The 2023 Everyone Counts!—Pima County Street Count (PIT) is scheduled for January 25th, 2023. Please fill out the volunteer registration click here
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