Point In Time Count — Lake County Coalition for the Homeless

The 2025 PIT Count will take place on the night of Wednesday, January 29th, 2025.

The Point in Time (PIT) Count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, that takes place in counties all across the United States. The data gathered captures a picture of what homelessness looks like on any given day and also helps coordinate services for people of our county experiencing homelessness.

At this time, we are excited to say we have over 100 volunteers registered for the night of the PIT Count! If you are interested in volunteering in some way still, we encourage you to sign up for the day after the PIT Count.

The days after the PIT Count are critical in making sure we've captured everyone we can in our count. We need volunteers to be in different task forces to help verify where clients stayed on the night of January 29th.

Please click the button below to register as a volunteer for the day after!

Not able to volunteer? Consider making a donation!

If you are unable to attend, but would like to help out in some way, please consider making a donation. This will go towards purchasing items, such as hygiene kits, mylar blankets, boxed water, and gift cards to be handed out the night of the Point In Time Count. You can make a donation to the Lake County Coalition for the Homeless through PayPal, here.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What COVID-19 protections are being implemented this year?
- We ask that you maintain a distance of 6 feet while interviewing people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Please stay home if you have a known exposure to someone that has COVID-19 or are experiencing any of the following symptoms: Fever or Chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, New loss sense of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, or Diarrhea
Are you searching for unsheltered people the entire time up until 2:30 in the morning?
- The duration of the event depends on the number of teams and the size of the assigned areas. Please assume you will be out until 2:30 am.
Do you just find people and record where they are or are there survey questions you ask them too?
- Survey questions will be provided ahead of the event and will be accessed on our app along with the ability to record a person’s location. All questions may not get answered, but please do your best at filling it out.