WE NEED YOUR HELP! The 2015 Point-in Time (PIT) Count is the largest scale count the County has ever undertaken and your help is needed to make sure every sheltered and unsheltered person is counted.
This is a massive effort requiring hundreds of caring volunteers who are willing to help in 3 ways:
Volunteer to do the Count directly
Donate needed emergency items
Give a financial donation
Volunteer The first step to volunteering is signing up for a training.
Please note that we added an additional training on Monday.
SUNDAY,January 25, 2015
2:30-4:00pm
CHRIST THE KING
199 Brandon Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
The RSVP is simply to get a ball park of who will attend the trainings. Please feel free to attend any training that works for your schedule regardless of where you RSVP.
At the training we will provide background information on why we do an annual count, our new methodology for 2015, and tips for how to conduct the survey.
You WILL NOT be assigned to your volunteer site shifts UNTIL you attend a training and are provided with a toolkit to be used during the count. As a reminder, volunteers will conduct a brief point-in-time count survey at locations including: food distribution sites, multi-service centers, soup kitchen and dining halls, and health care facilities.
The 2015 count will take place on January 28, January 29, and January 30.
Emergency itemsare needed so outreach teams can help those most vulnerable. We need bottle water, blankets, socks, hats, mittens, gloves, sleeping bags and toiletries.
We will collect all donations on Monday, January 26th. Please make arrangements with Mary for pick up.
Financial donations to the Multi-faith ACTION Coalition will allow us to purchase critical items for individuals living on the streets. All donations will be used for homeless needs. Donations are tax deductible through our fiscal sponsor, the Richmond Community Foundation. You can donate online through RCF’s website. Please make sure to note in the tribute section (part 3) that the donation is for Multi-faith ACTION Coalition. Any amount is appreciated.
Community Solutions has selected our county to participate in the Zero: 2016 initiative. The homeless point-in-time count is the jumping off point for us to end chronic and veteran homelessness over the next two years. Stayed tuned for more info or visit the Community Solutions website here.
For more information contact Josh Jacobs at josh@homebaseccc.org or contact Jasmine at jtarkoff@aol.com or Doug at leichd@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
