Point in Time

Establishing the dimensions of homelessness and help policymakers and program administrators track progress toward the goal of ending homelessness.

Intro

2025 WINTER POINT IN TIME (PIT) COUNT- The IA BoS CoC will host a 2025 Winter PIT Count on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. For more information connect with Courtney Guntly,

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines the Point-in-time (PIT) count as: a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night.

  • To see more information on training and resources for the annual PIT count, click here.

Point in Time

The IA BoS CoC will plan on conducting, at least biennially, a point-in-time count of homeless persons within the geographic area that meets the following requirements:

  • Homeless persons who are living in a place not designed or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for humans must be counted as unsheltered homeless persons.

  • Persons living in emergency shelters and transitional housing projects must be counted as sheltered homeless persons.

  • Annual Housing Inventory Count.

  • Other requirements established by HUD by Notice.

Historically the PIT Count falls on the last Wednesday of January.

We respectively request any volunteer document their donated time with the Continuum of Care during the Point In Time to assist in showing the match our CoC is investing into this work. The CoC Director, Courtney Guntly will request these documents from the Coordinated Service Regions, if applicable. If you have any questions please reach out to Courtney Guntly.

Volunteer for the PIT Count

To volunteer for a local PIT Count, connect with the Coordinated Entry Specialist for your area:

Sara DeLuna- for Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Hamilton, Humboldt, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, Webster, Woodbury, & Wright counties.

Morgan Lawson- for Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Bulter, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hancock, Howard, Kossuth, Mitchell, Tama, Winnebago, Winneshiek, & Worth counties.

Kara Padilla- for Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, & Washington counties.

Nicole McDonald- for Appanoose, Boone, Davis, Greene, Hardin, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, & Wayne counties.

Riley Blake- for Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, & Union counties.

“Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.” – Anonymous

Annual Point In Time Count

The 2025 Annual Point In Time (PIT) Count for the Iowa BoS CoC will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. For any questions please contact the CoC Director.

Annual Homeless Assessment Reports to Congress- These reports outline the key findings of the Point-In-Time and Housing Inventory Count on a national, state, and CoC level with estimates of homelessness.

Contact

For more information or to connect with staff please use the links below: