More Than 400 Volunteers Needed To Count Homeless In Pasco County

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — The Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County is in need of more than 400 volunteers for its annual Point In Time Count of the homeless in Pasco County on Jan. 28.

The PIT Count is required of Continuum of Care organizations to document the number of people experiencing homelessness in a geographic area. The Count provides crucial data on progress toward federal goals of preventing and ending homelessness and the ability to get federal funding.

“The PIT Count is a huge project for the coalition and our ability to bring monies into the county from HUD, DCF and other funders. To address homelessness in Pasco County is directly dependent upon a thorough and complete count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families. And fundamental to a successful and thorough count is having enough volunteers to canvas the entire county,” said Don Anderson, CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County.

olunteers can sign up for one of three four-hour shifts: 7 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.

There are volunteer opportunities available for both in the field and assisting surveyors.

Volunteers can sign up online.