What is the Point-in-Time (PIT) count?

The Point-in-Time Count is a one-day unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families across the United States.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that each Continuum of Care (CoC) conduct a count at the end of January every year. In many cases across the country CoCs conduct their own separate counts that can’t be compared reliably to other communities’ results because the counts are all conducted differently. Here in Connecticut all CoCs conduct their counts in the same way, at the same time, so findings can be compared across communities and over years.

Join us to make a difference in the lives of homeless men, women, and children throughout Connecticut by taking part in the nation’s largest homeless census. To volunteer for the next PIT count, please contact Mike Apotsos at mapotsos@cceh.org or 860 721-7876 x114.

There are thousands of individuals and families in shelter at any time, and hundreds more living without shelter in Connecticut. Only by knowing who, where, and how many people are experiencing homeless in Connecticut can we plan and identify the resources needed to best serve the most vulnerable, and ultimately move families and individuals into permanent housing. Homelessness is a solvable problem, and we need your help to get there.

Click here to view data and reports from past and current CT PIT counts.


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