Mecklenburg County Community Support Services manages the work of Everybody Counts Charlotte: 2020 Point-in-Time Count.

The Point-in-Time Count is an unduplicated one-night estimate of sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. It provides the number and characteristics of people who are homeless on the night of the count. Sheltered means that a person was in emergency shelter or transitional housing on the night of the count. Unsheltered means that a person was on the street or in some other place unfit for human habitation on the night of the count.

In addition to volunteers who help complete surveys, over 70 housing and homeless service programs provide important information to help the community understand progress in the work to end and prevent homelessness. Staff enter data on the number of people and beds in emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent housing beds. This information sheds light on gaps in service utilization and the impact of community investment in permanent housing.

The Point-in-Time Count would not be possible without providers and staff who complete the work before, during and after the night of the January 29. Below is a list of all of the providers who participate as an organization supporting data collection for the Point-in-Time Count as well as reporting capacity and utilization as an organization with temporary and/or permanent housing in the Housing Inventory Count (HIC).