Point-In-Time Count
One of several important sources of data about homelessness in Chittenden County, Vermont, is the annual “POINT IN TIME” Count of Homelessness. This count provides us with a snapshot — which can never be 100 percent accurate — of homelessness in our area on a particular day of the year.
Vermont’s Annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness, sheltered and unsheltered, will take place on the night of Wednesday January 22nd-23rd, 2025.
Each year the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance joins communities across Vermont and nationwide in conducting a Point In Time Count. The “PIT Count” is a count and survey of all individuals and families experiencing “literal homelessness” in Vermont.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers individuals and families “literally homeless” when they live in a place not meant for human habitation (such as a tent, a vehicle, or on the streets), or in an emergency shelter, in transitional housing, or in a hotel paid for by a government or charitable organization. Knowing how many people are homeless in Vermont helps us to provide better programs and services.
2025 Point-in-Time Count Documents
For timelines, trainings, links to the Google form & unsheltered survey, visit the ICA PIT and HIC Information Page
2025 PIT Paper Survey (for the unsheltered count and non-HMIS sheltered count)
A reminder that people performing these unsheltered counts have seven days from the night of the PIT count to input information of persons who experienced unsheltered homelessness on the night of January 22nd into our Google Forms. This means, organizations have until January 29th, 2025 to gather and enter data on persons who experienced homelessness on the night of January 22nd/23rd, 2025.
2025 PIT & HIC Trainings
ICA will be hosting trainings for the HMIS Point-in-Time and the Housing Inventory Count. Please ensure that you register for the training!
What: Unsheltered HMIS PIT Training
When: Monday, January 13, 2025, 1:00–3:00pm
Where: Teams – please register here: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
If you have any questions please contact Bryce Bierman at bbierman@vhfa.org.
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⇒ Click here to find the results of the 2018 PIT count.
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⇒Click here to find the results of the 2019 PIT count.
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⇒ Click here to find the results of the 2020 PIT count.
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⇒ Click here to find the results of the 2021 PIT Count
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⇒ Click here to find the results of the 2022 PIT Count
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⇒ Click here to find the results of the 2023 PIT Count
2023 Chittenden Count PIT Count Results
2023 Vermont Point in Time Count Statewide Report