Middlesex County will conduct its Point-in-Time Count 2016 (PITC) survey throughout the County’s 25 municipalities on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. This annual survey assists in developing a snapshot of the number of, and reasons for, homeless persons living unsheltered outside, in emergency shelters, transitional housing or otherwise only precariously housed within the County. “My fellow Freeholders and I are constantly looking to improve conditions for everyone in Middlesex County,” said Freeholder Blanquita B. Valenti, Chairperson for the Community Services Committee. “Every homeless man, woman and child in Middlesex County deserves to have access to our services and a chance for a safer, better quality of life.”
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires localities across the United States to conduct the Point-in-Time survey as a prerequisite to applying for supportive housing funds for the homeless. Continue Reading →