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).
This is their life - COVID puts a kink in annual count of San Antonio s homeless
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Alyssa Gooch helps Kaleb Starr unload his donations. Because of COVID, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless has cancelled its 2021 unsheltered point-in-time count. Instead, the organization is hosting a street outreach day of appreciation on TuesdayJan. 26, 2021Ronald Cortes/ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Alyssa Gooch helps Kaleb Starr unload his donations. Because of COVID, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless has cancelled its 2021 unsheltered point-in-time count. Instead, the organization is hosting a street outreach day of appreciation on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.Ronald Cortes/ContributorShow MoreShow Less
New Hampshire prepares for yearly count of people experiencing homelessness
Fire Chief Dan Goonan and Fire/EMS Officer Chris Hickey do rounds at an encampment for the homeless under the Amoskeag Bridge on May 15. CAROL ROBIDOUX / Manchester Ink Link
New Hampshire will move forward with its yearly count of individuals experiencing homeless on Wednesday.
Each year, communities across the country use one day in January to get a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness. This data informs what kind of support and funding are needed at a federal and local level.
“It informs all kinds of services that come into our state. So we want to get as accurate a count as possible because we want to get the funding to the places that need it,” said Melissa Hatfield, who leads the state’s Bureau of Housing Supports.
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Alachua County Conducts 2021 Point-in-Time Count Amid Pandemic
By Lillian Lawson
January 27, 2021
Dozens of volunteers met at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church early Tuesday with coffee and donuts in hand, ready for the annual point-in-time count of homeless people in Alachua County.
The volunteers found their team and zone assignments on a whiteboard. Each team gathered plenty of red care bags with toiletries, socks, ponchos and snacks to give to those without shelter.
Their goal: Spending the day finding and counting as many of the homeless population within the county as possible.
Posted By Katie Hennessey on Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 9:54 AM click to enlarge Katie Hennessey Volunteers take part in San Antonio s 2019 Point-In-Time Count. Every January, volunteers from homeless organizations across the country comb their cities to tally their number homeless residents. It s called a Point-In-Time Count, or PIT Count. Due to dangerous COVID-19 infection levels this year, many of those organizations including the San Antonio Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) cancelled their PIT Counts of unsheltered individuals. A separate count of people in shelters, reported by local agencies, will take place as usual, however. Katie Vela, SARAH s executive director, said the cancellation of the unshelter