Friday, January 27, 2017 is Count Us In, the King County Point in Time (PIT) Count for all populations!
Previously, our community’s point in time count was known as the One Night Count and our youth and young adult count was called Count Us In. This year, we have adopted the name Count Us In to describe the entire range of PIT count activities, including a count of people living unsheltered, those living in shelter or transitional housing, a qualitative survey of people experiencing homelessness across the County, and specialized approaches to counting subpopulations, including youth/young adults and families.
While the count’s core purpose is to collect data on the needs of people experiencing homelessness, the count also provides an excellent opportunity to increase awareness of homelessness and to spark action. A successful and accurate PIT Count is an essential component to informing our system response to the need in our community and to ultimately making homelessness rare, brief and one-time.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
Volunteers are needed for a range of duties related to the count, including working in teams to conduct a count of unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness across King County, supporting our regional volunteer sites, and more. Volunteers will be asked to attend a one-hour training session prior to count day. Training dates and times will be set soon.
To sign up to participate in any capacity for the Count, please CLICK HERE.
For additional information:
- Check out our Count Us In Volunteer FAQs.
- If you have served as a Team Captain in past counts, please contact us.
- For general questions, please contact Connie Chu.
