Number of People Homeless

OVERVIEW OF MEASURE

This measure provides two different counts of people experiencing homelessness. The Annual Count captures the number of people experiencing homelessness across 12 months in emergency shelter and transitional housing. The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count captures the number people experiencing homelessness on one night in January in emergency shelter, transitional housing as well as unsheltered homelessness including places unfit for human habitation.

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