Fulton County, Georgia – Fulton County officials are asking more people in the community to volunteer before the 2026 Point in Time Count, which is an annual effort to count the number of homeless people in the county outside of Atlanta. The Department of Community Development believes that more support is needed right away to make sure that the data collecting is accurate as the count gets closer.
The Point in Time Count, or PITC, is a process in which trained volunteers go to certain places to find and count people who are homeless for one night. The information collected is very important for figuring out what services are needed, making plans for the area, and deciding how to best use federal and state resources in Fulton County.
There will be street canvassing on two nights in late January. On Thursday, January 22, volunteers who have been assigned to South Fulton will check in at 6 p.m. The North Fulton canvassing will take place on Friday, January 23. Volunteers should come by 5 p.m. Organizers stress that every volunteer helps to make the picture of homelessness in the county’s many communities clearer.
People who want to take part must sign up online by 11:59 p.m. on January 15. After signing up, volunteers will get instructions on how to make a password and get to a self-paced training session that they need to complete. Before you can help with the count, you have to finish this training. It is meant to get volunteers ready to canvass in a respectful, safe, and successful way.
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County officials said that the Point in Time Count is not only a way to collect data. It is a straightforward approach for people who live in the area to help their neighbors who are most in need. Volunteers make guarantee that decisions about housing, outreach, and support services are based on reliable, local facts by taking part.
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People who want to volunteer can email the county with questions, and there is a specific county contact who can help volunteers with impairments. Officials also want people to spread the word about the volunteer opportunity and stay up to date on what the county is doing through Fulton County’s weekly #OneFulton e-newsletter.
