On January 26th and 27th, 2011, members of the Fredericksburg Regional CoC will conduct its annual census of homeless residents located throughout Planning District 16.  The PIT is an important tool in collecting good data on the number, characteristics, and service needs of individuals, families, and unaccompanied children experiencing homelessness.  The resulting data is a critical component of local homeless planning and program development.  Over a 36-hour period, service providers and volunteers will visit soup kitchens and outdoor locations to gather information from people who are homeless and near-homeless in Fredericksburg area.  School Homeless Liaisons from the region will also coordinate with the CoC to calculate the number of school-aged homeless persons. 

If you would like to volunteer your time, please contact Marne Sherman at mesherman@fredericksburgva.gov.

 

The Point In Time Count is a one day, statistically reliable, unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families in the region. Communities that wish to use HUD Continuum of Care funding to serve the homeless must accomplish such a count. The Fredericksburg Regional CoC conducts a PIT count each year during the last week of January.

Follow this PIT link to see the reports for January 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

*PIT link is in adobe .PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you may download a free reader here.