1/30/17
by News Department on 01/30/17Point in Time Count...
The Point in Time Count is once again underway, in Schuylkill County, to determine the number of homeless people in any given community.
The effort is spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with the goal being to find ways to end homelessness.
The count determines how funding will be distributed in the future to help those experiencing homelessness, or at imminent risk of being homeless.
The funding allows nonprofit providers, and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, while minimizing the trauma and dislocation those who are affected experience. It also allows agencies to educate and optimize self-sufficiency among those in homeless situations, ultimately contributing to the overall vitality and future growth of our hometowns.
