DePalma SWATX Community Updates

This post is about Austin's Homeless and how you can help this Saturday morning.

Remember last year when you saw the news story about the annual homeless count that had just took place and you thought, "damn - I wanted to do that and I missed it." Well friend, I am giving you that last minute chance. You can volunteer with me this Saturday morning at an easy 6am to interview and homeless count here in SW Austin (Map Section 71).

The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) is the lead agency that implements community-wide strategies to end homelessness in Austin and Travis County.

This Saturday early morning is the Point In Time Count (PIT Count). This is an annual census of the homeless population in the Austin/Travis County area. Early in the morning of January 25th, 2020, hundreds of volunteers will head out across Austin/Travis County to count every person experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Volunteers will count people sleeping in cars, tents, parks, under bridges, and on the streets. The information from this count is used to guide public policy and is vital for securing resources to help end homelessness in our community.

I have few spots left and would love you to come join me, Theresa Bastian, and others. It is not too late but I need you to register by tomorrow and take the online training. We will go over portions of the training again on Saturday morning. Feel free to call or IM me with any questions.

You can register here - https://www.austinecho.org/pit/

You can watch a news story about it here - https://www.fox7austin.com/…/city-of-austin-seeking-volunte…

Best regards,

Rich DePalma

2020 Point In Time Count - ECHO The Point In Time Count (PIT Count) is an annual census of the homeless population in the Austin/Travis County area. Early in the morning of January 25th, 2020, hundreds of volunteers will head out across Austin/Travis County to count every person experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Volunteers wi...

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