Presentation Introduction
Special Guest: Katie Haverly, Director of Research and Analytics, EveryOne Home
• Alameda Point-In-Time Coordinators:
– Veronika Cole, Community Services Manager
[email protected]
– Lois Butler, Economic and Community Services
Manager, [email protected]
Point In Time Count
Katie Haverly,
Director of Research and Data Analytics
PIT Count Planning Team
What is the Point in Time (PIT) Count?
• A count and survey of sheltered
and unsheltered people
experiencing homelessness on a
single night in January
• Required by HUD; informs
funding that the county will
receive for homeless services
• This year will be on Tuesday
January 25, 2022
How was the PIT Count Previously Done?
• Teams walked/drove through and
observed every census tract in Alameda
County to count those that are
unsheltered
• Guides that are currently homeless or
recently homeless partnered with
community volunteers to ensure
EveryOne Counts!
Considerations for the 2022 PIT Count
• Careful considerations
related to COVID 19
safety protocols are
being developed by all
planning partners
• New technology will be
utilized this year
including a phone app
to collect data
Considerations for the 2022 PIT Count
• Outreach teams and guides will cover as many census tracts as possible in areas they are most familiar and that have higher concentrations of those experiencing homelessness • Guides (those currently experiencing homelessness or
recently homeless) will be paired with staff they know
– Recruitment will begin in January
– Guides are paid for their work and training
• City and regional coordinators are working closely with the planning team and outreach programs
COVID 19 Considerations
• The Planning Team continues to monitor COVID trends and is finalizing the COVID policy for the count with the Almeda County Health Department.
• Adjustments to increase safety and comfort include:
– Virtual deployment
– Volunteers signing up in “pods” and preselection of census tract – Guides working only with those they know and are comfortable with for the count
Community Volunteers
• Community volunteers will identify
the remaining census tracts of
their preference online and will
be asked to sign up in teams or
“pods”
• Official link to sign up will go live in
December.
• Deployment will happen
“virtually” in order to prevent
large gatherings of individuals
Community Meeting Timeline
PIT Count Report Options
• EveryOne Home will be providing to
all cities/jurisdictions a simple
infographic report of the unsheltered
and sheltered count (if the
city/jurisdiction has shelter programs)
free of charge
• ASR is offering a range of other reports
for purchase depending on preferred
report type
Join us Tuesday January 25th
for the PIT Count!
Ways YOU Can Get Involved:
Volunteer
to Help Count
on Jan 25
Attend
community
planning
meetings
Donate
thank you gifts
to support
volunteers
Recruit
Guides
and
Volunteers
Provide a Location
& Staff
to collect & hand
out surveys, gifts &
stipends to surveyors
Interested in Helping to Make
EveryOne Count?
Visit
everyonehome.org/connect
to connect and
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