Point-in-Time Count
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Staff and volunteers from local homeless shelters and community organizations will be conducting a biannual count of unsheltered individuals in Eau Claire, Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson counties starting on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
Known nationally as the Point-In-Time homeless count, the activity is intended to provide a statistically reliable, unduplicated count of people experiencing homelessness during a designated period twice each year. The data collected during the count is included in the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) that is provided to the U.S. Congress. Homeless information is also reported to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, and is utilized to develop the Housing Inventory Chart for the Balance of State Continuum of Care.
Representatives from Western Dairyland, Hope Gospel Mission, Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley, Catholic Charities, and Bolton Refuge House will be joined by dozens of community members when they begin canvassing at 11 pm on July 23. They will be looking for anyone who is unsheltered, providing outreach and assistance, and obtaining information necessary for the count.
After the initial overnight count, a post-count survey will continue until July 30. Official numbers will be verified in late August. For more information, contact Western Dairyland at 715-836-7511 or robin.adams@wdeoc.org.
Volunteer
Additional volunteers are needed on the night of July 23 in the city of Eau Claire and in rural areas.
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