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Odessa Links reports 212 people counted in 2025 PIT; shelter overflow raised unsheltered count
Summary
Odessa Links presented results of the city’s Point‑in‑Time (PIT) homeless count: 212 people were recorded across sheltered and unsheltered settings. Organizers said temporary sheltering at the Salvation Army for severe weather raised the census of sheltered people and that Odessa lacks shelter capacity compared with neighboring Midland.
Andrea Quidos, director for Odessa Links, told the City Council the March PIT count recorded 212 people across Odessa and the region and credited city staff, police and volunteers for helping reach encampments and shelters.
“The PIT count is a homeless count ... but there’s a person behind that count,” Quidos said, urging the council to treat the results as a starting point for services rather than a final tally.
Jesus Gomez, who presented the PIT data for Odessa Links, said the total was 212 and explained that the unsheltered number rose because Salvation Army had opened overflow space during cold weather. Gomez said the…
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