The 2027 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count will take place on the night of Wednesday, January 27, 2027 and during the day on Thursday, January 28, 2027. The PIT Count is when our community comes together to survey each person experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homelessness on one night. It is also when we capture temporary and permanent housing capacity and inventory across the housing continuum. The Point-in-Time Count and Housing Inventory Count are required activities for the Continuum of Care (CoC) to receive federal homelessness funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

The 2027 data will include anyone experiencing homelessness, and the capacity to temporarily and permanently house this population, as HUD defines it on the night of January 27, 2027. The unsheltered homelessness census involves engagement with individuals who are not already receiving services, and therefore, typically requires significant in-person contact.

For the 2027 PIT Count, Charlotte-Mecklenburg will lean on volunteers to canvas all of Mecklenburg County and complete the unsheltered portion of the PIT.  Stay tuned for how you can make the planning team aware of locations where you know people experiencing unsheltered homelessness may be sleeping. We will need over 200 volunteers to conduct surveys throughout the day on Thursday, January 28, 2027 so we will need your participation! Please sign up using the link below. You will need to create an account before registering.

Like previous years, Charlotte-Mecklenburg will complete the sheltered homelessness census and HIC (Housing Inventory Count). The relevant data for these activities should already be in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) as a part of regular data workflows completed by staff when an individual enters an emergency shelter or transitional housing facility. For the purposes of the HIC, providing and updating organizational capacity in HMIS involves communication and coordination among providers and HMIS staff.

Data from the 2027 Point-in-Time Count will be released via the Building Bridges Blog and in the 2027 State of Housing Instability & Homelessness Report in late Fall 2027.