The Saginaw County Consortium of Homeless Assistance Providers (SC-CHAP) member agencies will be hitting the streets on Wednesday January 25, 2023, in an effort to count the unsheltered homeless in Saginaw County.
Volunteers from member agencies and throughout the community will participate in the required annual Point-In-Time (PIT) street count to determine the state of homelessness in our community. This HUD-mandated street count happens each year in the last ten days of January in an effort to determine the number of homeless across the country. The data gathered during this PIT count will be sent to HUD, who will then report the numbers to Congress. HUD uses the information received to gauge the state of homelessness, identify regional and national trends and to measure the efficacy of homeless services in each community. Additionally, HUD uses the information gathered to report to Congress so that Congress can allocate funding to communities. Congress also uses the information to identify where additional resources may be needed for communities hardest hit by homelessness.
Volunteers will be stationed at strategic points in the community to interface with customers of community services. Other volunteers will be canvassing neighborhoods in an effort to identify, engage and provide immediate service to anybody identifying themselves as homeless.
For further information or to volunteer for the PIT Count, please contact the SC-CHAP Coordinator, Erin Riley at the United Way of Saginaw at: eriley@unitedwaysaginaw.org.