Volunteers Needed For Annual Homeless Count

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Fulton County is seeking volunteers to help with the 2019 Homeless Point-In-Time Count. The count conducted by the county's Continuum of Care through the Department of Community Development will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24.

In the event of inclement weather, the count will be moved to Thursday, Jan. 31. The annual count makes note of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals on a single night in January. The count, Fulton County said, is "one of the most important tools to understand the nature and condition of those who are chronically homeless and most vulnerable in our community."

The Point-In-Time Count is also used to track the success of efforts to end homelessness in Fulton County. It's also used to develop tools to end the social and economic challenges created by homelessness.

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Volunteers will assist in counting homeless people sleeping on the street/outdoors from 9 p.m. to midnight. You can register by clicking here.

Mandatory volunteer training will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 17 at 137 Peachtree Street SW in Atlanta. Volunteers will report to the following locations by 8 p.m. Jan. 24 for the homeless count:

North Fulton

North Fulton Community Charities
11270 Elkins Road, Roswell, GA 30076
Phone: (678) 387-4455

South Fulton

Zion Hill Community Development Corporation
2741 Bayard Street, East Point, GA 30344
Phone: (404) 766-3141 ext. 18

For more information, contact Ann Isaac at ann.isaac@fultoncountyga.gov, Jessica Stewart at jessica1@fultoncountyga.gov and the Department of Community Development at 404-613-7944.

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