presentation from Alliance webinar: "Including Youth in PIT Counts," Nov. 17

1. Including Youth in PIT Count
• Bill Wilson Center
• Mental health nonprofit agency
• 16 programs providing housing, counseling, case management,
crisis intervention
• 130 staff and a $12 million annual budget
• Programs involved in census
• Transitional Housing Program
• Drop In Center
• Crisis Youth Shelter

2. Including Youth in PIT Count
• Continuum of Care
• Santa Clara Collaborative on Affordable Housing and
Homeless Issues
• Provides forum for collaboration with other homeless
service providers
• Youth service providers offer specialized services to
youth that are different than those for adults
• Early intervention prevents chronic homelessness
• Services applicable to both populations; employment,
education, benefits can be coordinated

3. Including Youth in PIT Count
• Steps to participating in count
• Be a part of the planning process
• Volunteer agency site for trainings, staging area on day
of count
• Recruit and train youth to be “expert” census and survey
workers
• Provide transportation and staff to partner with youth in
conducting count

4. Including Youth in PIT Count
• Benefits to Agency
• Information on youth population to refine our programs
• Better data to include in grant proposals
• Educate collaborative on specific needs of the homeless
youth population