ATLANTA –The Fulton County Department of Community Development, Homeless Division (DCD), as the collaborative applicant for the GA-502 Fulton County Continuum of Care (COC), today announced the annual Point In Time Count (PITC), effective January 23, 2023 through January 27, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which requires Continuums of Care to conduct Point In Time counts as a means of determining federal funding to address homelessness, encourages an annual count. The count data creates a "snapshot" of the scope and scale of homelessness, which provides policymakers and funders with critical information on the number and demographic characteristics of homeless citizens.

The Fulton County Continuum of Care (CoC) is designed to promote Fulton County’s cities’ (excluding Atlanta) community-wide commitment to ending homelessness; provide funding for nonprofits and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families; promote access to mainstream programs for homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The Atlanta CoC is independent from Fulton County’s CoC and exclusively supports work in Atlanta.

Recognizing that participants may have ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, Fulton County has made several design changes to the PIT count to limit COVID-19 transmission, including:

• Moving deployment sites outdoors
• Moving training sessions online
• Encouraging all volunteers to sign up as a “safety bubble” of two to three people and arrive at the deployment sites together to minimize cross-group interactions
• Encouraging volunteers to use masks
• Encouraging all volunteers to be vaccinated
• Moving the count from one day to multiple days while limiting night counts

The 2023 PIT count is open for registration. To register, citizens interested in volunteering should click here: https://fulton2023.pointintime.info/

Key Dates

• PITC Community Forum: Friday, December 16, 2022, by 1:00 p.m. Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrf--sqzooHty6P1FvgSE7NDdcrf3rMXH5 
• Volunteer training will take place during the week of January 15, 2023
• 2023 PITC: January 23 – 27, 2023

The Fulton County Department of Community Development will also be accepting donations of hygiene kits, blankets, socks, etc., at the locations listed below through January 13, 2023.

Fulton County Donation Drop Box Locations

• Health and Human Services Agency – 1st floor - 137 Peachtree Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
• Government Center - 141 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 (all entrances, Pryor and both Peachtree entrances for a total of 3)
• North Service Center - 7741 Roswell Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
• South Service Center - 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, GA 30349
• Fulton County Customer Service Center – 11575 Maxwell Road, Alpharetta, GA 30009
• Juvenile Court located at 395 Pryor Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

For more information, please contact us via email at HomelessInfo@fultoncountyga.gov.

Citizens in need of reasonable accommodations due to a disability, including communications in an alternative format, should contact Julissa Headspeth, Administrative Coordinator at Julissa.Headspeth@fultoncountyga.gov or 404-735-2358 in the Department of Community Development Homeless Division five days before the COC meeting. To obtain Georgia Relay Access, citizens should dial 711.