Point in Time Count - https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/4719/Point-In-Time-Count-PIT

• Valeri Knight – Pierce County Human Services - knight@piercecountywa.gov
• Point in Time Count – official e-mail - pcpointintimecount@piercecountywa.gov

• Annual PIT required by HUD & state.  Jan 25^th.  7am-8pm.  At various sites.  If you have a location with homeless, let them know and they’ll provide volunteers.  Lots of opportunities to be counted.   Also 9pm – 2am count.  Being homeless during night different from being homeless during the day.
• 15 training opportunities across the county – three times a day. Can expand training, let Valerie/Gerrit know and can respond with trainings.  Training is easy.  Register at https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/4719/Point-In-Time-Count-PIT
• Buckley included, didn’t know they had services – young adult drop in and freezing nights shelter.
• Three new things this year – although they can’t be reported to HUD, it is information the County can really use.
• Count in Jail
• Count in hospitals
• Doubled up count
• Looking especially for glove, socks, pre-packaged foods.  Hope to collect donations early, have 5 donation places around the county.  Local organizations can create their own donation spot - keep Valerie posted so she can advertise.  Will provide signs. Kelly – can we be a donation site?  Valeri – yes.
• Patricia – signs?  Valeri – we will work on that.
• Abiodun - how are counters recognized?  Signs, buttons, stickers, vests?  Valerie will look at use of stickers. This is a zero budget effort. 
• McKinney-Vento: Valerie reviews past experiences with data collection and sharing.  Right now no students will be counted.  McKinney-Vento data access problem – working on some solutions with Building Changes to get data sharing agreement.
• Questions -Washington state law requires annual count. Most other states only do it biannually per Fed requirements.  Valeri – that would be nice.  Cynthia – this could be one of our legislative agenda items.
• Question – do you need data entry volunteers?  Valeri – we could do that, I’ll look into it.
• Martha: advises everyone to sign up asap. https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/4719/Point-In-Time-Count-PIT (So this is the third time I’m including this link – not that I’m trying to push registration.-ed) Easy to do, don’t wait until crunch at last minute.
• Hand count of room showed many interested. Valerie will come here to do a one-hour training. Sign up on-line. https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/4719/Point-In-Time-Count-PIT (ok, forth time now… -ed)