2016 Point-in-Time Count will be night of Wednesday, January 27
PIT is a statistically reliable, deduplicated count of homeless people in North Carolina. In particular, Robeson County for this event.
- One of the main sources of data on homelessness (other is HMIS)
- Required by HUD
Who gets counted during the PIT?
People who are literally homeless according to HUD’s definition
- In emergency shelter (including domestic violence shelters)
- In transitional housing dedicated for homeless people
- In unsheltered situations
Sleeping on streets, park benches, bus/train stations
Camping out (in woods, under bridges, etc.)
Sleeping in cars
