The Hays County Commissioners Court received a presentation May 20 on the 2025 point-in-time count, or PIT count, from the Hays County Homeless Coalition, highlighting ongoing challenges related to homelessness in the area.

Explained

The PIT count is a nationwide initiative required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to collect data on homelessness, according to agenda documents. Each year, communities across the country count individuals and families experiencing homelessness on a single night in January.

Locally, the Hays County Homeless Coalition—alongside several partner organizations—conducted the PIT count Jan. 23. The effort is designed to assess the state of homelessness in the county and provide data that can inform future policy decisions and services,

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