Regional Task Force on the Homeless
Home About the Task Force Board of Directors Homeless Information System Resources/ Publications Regional Homeless Profile Homeless Services Profile Distribution of Public Funds (2005) 2006 Report Due soon AHAR 2/05-4/05 AHAR 1/06-6/06 Regional Homeless Snapshot Related Sites Useful Links News Job Opportunities MAPS		Point In Time (PIT) The count has been done! Thank you to the 300+ volunteers who made this possible! All tally information and surveys are in and are being processed. Check back here for updates. Click here to go to the HOME Page! Click here to email for further information (1) TALLY ENTRY - Click on this link to go to the TALLY ENTRY PAGE Remember to return all paperwork, including volunteer waivers, to the RTFH as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please all 858-636-4166 (2) Other links : Current Map Selection - Here is an excel spreadsheet with results as of 29 Jan 2008. You can sort through it to find your name, or the maps you have chosen, others that have chosen your maps etc... Click here to download the Spreadsheet View Larger Map
		(3) Map/Tally Form Downlaod You may still access these pages to view the maps. Map Download Page
		(4) DOCUMENTATION Training Material Training PowerPoint Presentation Volunteer Waiver Street Characteristics Survey Homeless Survey Waiver Guidelines for Informed Consent Congregate Site Quality Control Survey ( short survey ) THE COUNT : In a nutshell, we are asking you to go out in the wee early morning and count the number of people that are homeless in a particular area. This involves a couple of things. First of all, you need to select an area, or areas, that you are able to count in via the MAP page. In general, you count an area that you are familiar with and that is close to home but you may be asked to stretch yourself a bit and count in an area where there is no one else counting. Secondly, you might be saying to yourself “how do I know who is homeless?”. Good question, and this is covered in the trainings. We have established guidelines for what to look for etc.     Once you are ready to count, maps in hand, you generally drive around an area with another person ( not mandatory to be in pairs, but we want you to feel safe ) and count. You may also want to walk around so that you can get into areas that may be hidden from driving. The intention is to get as accurate a count as possible, to look into as many places as possible (behind dumpsters, alleys, bushes, etc...) so that our final numbers are reflective of the homeless street population. And if you don’t see any homeless people in your area, you mark ZERO...that way we know you counted in an area and there were no visible homeless persons. WHY WE COUNT : Provide agencies with homeless data to be used in federal and state grant applications Assist in receiving funds from HUD-SHP. HUD-SHP provides the San Diego region with $8-12 million. In order to receive these funds an annual count is required. Assist in local and regional planning Provide an updated profile of the homeless in San Diego Benefit any organization that provides services to San Diego’s homeless Benefit the homeless of San Diego County The RTFH count is the ONLY region-wide count carried out