Hundreds of volunteers participated in the annual Point in Time (PIT) Count in January to help determine funding for homeless solutions programs. The count, which includes both a street count and a shelter count, aims to provide a snapshot of homelessness in Pima County.
On a chilly Wednesday morning in January, hundreds of volunteers are waking up early to conduct the annual Point in Time Count. The count helps determine how much funding homeless solutions programs will receive. “By getting up really early in the morning in January and going out and just feeling the coldness and the darkness awakens you to reality of how a lot of people are living in our community,' Corrie Brinley explained.
The 2024 count identified 2,102 people in 1,503 households residing in shelter, transitional housing, or living without shelter in Pima County on the night of January 23, 2024.Brinley explains that the count does have some flaws. “Sometimes there's someone asleep on the ground and we’re calling out to them and saying hi, are you awake, and if they don’t rise we’re not going to go and shake that person awake or touch them,' he said. 'There's definitely data that’s lost.
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