On May 12, the Denton County Homeless Coalition presented the findings of the annual Point-in-Time Count that was held back in January across Denton County as well as all over the country.

This count is required in order to apply for Continuum of Care (CoC) funding from The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This count provides a snapshot and is one of the primary sources used to combat homelessness throughout the year.

The count helps to answer questions about the demographics of those experiencing homelessness, why they are experiencing homelessness, and what are their various needs and experiences are. Without this data, agencies working to end homeless would have a much harder time knowing the changing trends, current needs, and full extent of homelessness in our community.