2018 Point-In-Time Count Exhibition

What BARRIERS do people face moving from homeless to housed?
What BARRIERS do families face when they are at-risk of losing their housing?
How can you be a part of BUSTING BARRIERS to housing in Denton County?

Join us Sat., April 21st from 8am-Noon at Next Steps Center 1305 TX-121 Business, Lewisville, Texas 75067, for an exhibition of the 2018 Denton County Point-In-Time Count* results. Learn about the barriers Denton County individuals and families face on their journey from homeless to housed. We will also be promoting the Denton County Barriers Fund, an innovative fund that strengthens nonprofits working to promote housing stability and promote self-sufficiency for families across Denton County.

*The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that all communities applying to use HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) funding to serve the homeless should count the unsheltered and sheltered homeless on one night that falls within the last 10 days of January. This annual count is referred to as the “Point-in-Time Count,” and is important to all communities, providing a tally of who is homeless on a given night and producing a snapshot of who experiences homeless throughout the year. Interviews of individuals were conducted by volunteers a various sites and at social service agencies in the community.

The Denton County Homeless Coalition coordinates a census and survey of the homeless not only to fulfill the HUD requirement for federal funding for a variety of homeless housing and supportive services through the CoC, but also in order to understand the changing trends, extent, and nature of homelessness in Denton County. The data assists in measuring the degree of success in ending homelessness.