Volunteers are expected to commit between 3 to 4 hours of their time on Thursday, and to arrive at deployment sites throughout the valley at 5 a.m. During their shift, volunteers will be assigned to groups who will walk or drive assigned areas to count those not in shelter and conduct short surveys of any individuals who are amenable to being interviewed.
Anyone interested in volunteering is asked to click here for information about the census and/or go here to select a preferred area. Virtual training sessions will take place one week prior to the event. Census organizers are hoping for nearly 300 volunteers.
The 2023 Homeless Census, also referred to as the Point-In-Time Count, found 6,556 people living in shelters or on the streets and estimated that nearly 16,251 people experienced homelessness in Southern Nevada at some point during the year.
The homeless census is a qualifying requirement for grants that provide more than $15 million annually to local organizations that provide homeless services and programs.