CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County is looking for 100 volunteers to help count the number of people experiencing homelessness.
It’s called the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. Volunteers survey neighbors without a reliable place to sleep across the area.
In January of this year, volunteers tallied more than 2,000 unhoused people in our area on a single night. Nearly 500 of them were sleeping outside.
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The next Point-In-Time Count will be held on Jan. 27 and 28.
The initiative helps determine the amount of federal funding the county receives to address homelessness.
If you are unable to volunteer your time, you can also support the 2027 PIT Count by donating essential items or money to help buy supplies, and food for people sleeping outside.
Learn more about housing and homelessness and how to get involved in the PIT count at the county’s Homelessness Dashboard here.
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