COVID-19 puts San Antonio s annual counting of the homeless population on hold
Referred to as the point-in-time court, the effort gathers data on homeless San Antonians in order to provide them with better resources. Author: Alan Kozeluh Updated: 8:20 PM CST January 26, 2021
SAN ANTONIO In a normal, non-pandemic year, January would play host to the annual point-in-time count a coordinated effort between hundreds of volunteers to gather valuable information on the local homeless population, in order to better provide a route for them to emerge out of it.
But this isn t a normal year.
“Due to COVID-19 and safety concerns, we decided to cancel the event this year,” said Katie Vela, executive director of the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH).