Later this month, the fourth annual census of local homeless people, known as the “Point-in-Time Count,” takes place. The results will be used in a variety of ways, including to help determine where County funds and other resources will be best allocated. The count is conducted primarily by volunteers. Edica Gonzalez explains how you can help…
The homeless “point-in-time” count will be conducted primarily by volunteers from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 26. Volunteers are needed from every community and unincorporated area of the Morongo Basin. Working in pairs or small groups, volunteers will visit locations where homeless people live and spend time in order to count individuals, conduct brief surveys and distribute convenience items and other essentials. A volunteer training session will be held Friday, January 20, from 10 to noon at the county government center in Joshua Tree.
For more information or to volunteer, call 909-386-8231 or go to: http://wp.sbcounty.gov/dbh/sbchp/community-projects/point-in-time-count/
