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New homelessness response manager outlines limits of PIT count, urges improved data sharing
Summary
Newly hired homelessness response manager reviewed the Jan. 23, 2024 point-in-time count, highlighted state reporting differences and HMIS data-sharing limits, and said local partners are building a by-name list and weekly coordination despite central reporting gaps.
Jen Jones, introduced as the city’s new homelessness response manager, told the Government Operations Committee on Aug. 5 that the 2024 point-in-time (PIT) count — conducted Jan. 23, 2024 — provides an imperfect but important snapshot of people experiencing homelessness in Hub 7 (Penobscot and Piscataquis counties).
Jones said the PIT count is required under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and that Maine Housing compiles and publishes statewide results; Maine’s 2024 aggregate PIT total was reported as 2,695. She cautioned that the statewide decrease relative to some prior years reflects changes in…
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