Fulton County Needs Volunteers for 2015 Homeless Count

Staff Report

Fulton County needs volunteers for the 2015 Homeless Count on Thursday, January 22, 2015, that will be conducted by the Fulton County Continuum of Care, City of Atlanta and DeKalb County. Portions of the count will focus on single women with children, youth, and other unsheltered homeless who are sleeping in outdoor locations such as sidewalks, parks, encampments and under bridges. The Point in Time (PI) Count will also include all of the sheltered homeless, who are staying in emergency shelters and transitional housing programs..

The count will be conducted at the following locations:

North Fulton Site

North Fulton Community Charities

11270 Elkins Rd, Roswell GA 30076

South Fulton Site (Old National/Peachtree Industrial)

5134 Old National Highway Suite “C“, College Park, GA 30349

South Fulton Site - Fairburn Travel Center

7860 Senoia Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213

Volunteers should arrive at site locations by 9:30p.m. The count of people sleeping on the street/outdoors will be conducted between 10:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.

For more information about the PIT Count volunteer needs, please email ann.isaac@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-613-0413.

The Homeless Count is crucial for tracking the success of local efforts to end homelessness in North, South and Unincorporated Fulton County and essential for planning future efforts. Volunteers will help to identify these vulnerable groups by conducting surveys that provide demographic characteristics, homeless history, homeless experiences, and other vital information.