Homeless Count Saturday, January 28th, We Need Your Help
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jan 25 2017 3:56 PM
Our work continues on, to fight homelessness in the Wiregrass area. The next phase will be January 28, 2017 starting at 10:00 am at The Harbor located in downtown Dothan at 320 North Foster Street (Corner of Foster & Burdeshaw).
Each year, HUD (The US Dept of Housing & Urban Development) asks communities across the nation to count the homeless—those without a physical address at a particular point in time. It is called the annual Point In Time Count (PIT) for short. SEACH (The Southeast Coalition for the Homeless) has arranged for the PIT count to take place on Saturday, January 28th.
The Point in Time (PIT) Count greatly affects funding, both private and public, for homeless services and affects the methodology of those services. A thorough count is crucial in identifying and understanding both the progress we’ve made and the gaps within our services. Who do we count? Homeless persons that are Sheltered (emergency shelter or transitional housing clients) and Unsheltered (living in place not meant for human habitation)
At The Harbor Saturday morning at 10 a.m., we will be assigned our geographic assignments and begin our journey to make the Wiregrass homeless free. Please bring as many volunteers as you can. There will be a brief training then we will move forward to complete as many surveys possible.
Thank you for volunteering to help count the homeless in the Wiregrass Area!
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