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Continuum of Care chair urges volunteers and cross‑agency collaboration after PIT count
Summary
Dr. Deborah Harris, chair of the Cumberland County Continuum of Care, briefed the Hope Mills Board on homelessness response work, distinguishing annual Point-in-Time counts from year-round assistance (383 counted in PIT 2025 vs. 845 people assisted in seven months) and asked the town for volunteer help and partnership to improve counts and services.
Dr. Deborah Harris, chair of the Cumberland County Continuum of Care (COC), asked the Hope Mills Board of Commissioners for continued collaboration and volunteer support as the COC works to coordinate services and funding for people experiencing homelessness.
Harris explained that the annual Point‑in‑Time (PIT) count — which the COC reported at 383 people in 2025 for the county — captures a single-night snapshot used for HUD reporting, but that a seven‑month review of coordinated-entry data showed…
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