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St. Louis County trains volunteers for annual Point‑in‑Time count, sets Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 deadlines
Summary
St. Louis County held a virtual training for PIT and HIC volunteers covering HMIS and non‑HMIS reporting deadlines (HMIS by Feb. 5; aggregate submissions by Feb. 12), survey security and shredding procedures, site‑lead logistics, and which populations are included or excluded from counts.
St. Louis County held a virtual training session for Point‑in‑Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory Count (HIC) volunteers and providers, during which county contractor Will outlined reporting deadlines, data handling procedures and who must participate in each count. The session covered HMIS updates, the county’s edited PIT survey, and how volunteers should return and secure completed surveys.
Why it matters: The PIT and HIC inform local homeless‑service planning and federal reporting. Accurate, timely data affect bed counts, program eligibility and resource allocation across the county’s continuum of care.
Will, a contractor with St. Louis County, told attendees that the PIT and HIC are annual counts required by HUD and occur on a designated night in January (date not specified). He advised HMIS users to have their data up to date by Feb. 5 to allow time for corrections and asked non‑HMIS providers to submit aggregate or self‑calculating tool data…
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