Alaska's coalition on Housing and Homelessness invites Alaskans to lend a hand in the annual statewide Point in Time (PIT) Homeless Count on Jan. 29. This year, some Alaskan cities, including Anchorage, Kenai, Fairbanks, Juneau and Sitka will host Project Homeless Connect, a program designed to help community members engage with local homeless populations during the PIT operations.
The data collected during the PIT count is important for statewide community planning efforts, including federal funding decisions for homeless programs in Alaska and the assessment of Continuum of Care systems statewide.
Every year the count provides an idea of how many sheltered and unsheltered homeless men and women are observed in an area on a single night. It provides ACHH with valuable identifiers and aids in understanding the "special needs of people who are chronically homeless" as well as who they are and what their needs may be.
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Visit ACHH for more information and to see where and when Project Homeless Connect events are happening check here.