What is expected of a Counter?
People interested in being Counters must be over 18 years and MUST attend a training session in January 2009 to learn about the process and what your specific job will be on the morning of the street count (check our Training Schedule). Counters should also be able to walk one to two miles unassisted. Then, on the morning of the Count (January 24th), you will meet your team members at a pre-designated deployment center to get your team and specific area assignment. Finally, you will proceed with your team, led by your team leader (in many cases an individual with specific experience working with homeless persons) and traverse the area on foot and/or by car, noting the number of homeless people observed on tally sheets. You will not have direct interaction with persons presumed homeless.
