Between Thursday, Jan. 24 and Thursday, Jan. 31, Heading Home Ramsey and a team of volunteers will be conducting the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) homeless count that helps gauge the need for homeless assistance resources in Ramsey County and nationally. The result of this count will directly impact the funding dedicated to serving people experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County.
During the annual count, homeless surveyor volunteers will anonymously collect general demographic and income information by conducting a brief (5-10 minute) interview with each person who reports experiencing homelessness during sundown on the night of January 23 to sunup on January 24. Volunteer teams will conduct interviews at meal programs, food shelves, libraries and drop-in centers where people who are homeless and unsheltered are likely to be during the cold January days.
Volunteers are needed who:
- Are comfortable talking and approaching to new people.
- Are kind, welcoming, and sensitive to others’ feelings.
- Cares about people who are homelessness in their community.
- Can follow the survey instructions and attend either an online or in-person training.
Shifts vary by location. Survey locations include-
- Maplewood Library
3025 Southlawn Dr, Maplewood, MN 55109 - Central Library
90 W 4th St., St. Paul, MN 55102 - Dayton's Bluff Library
645 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55113 - Rondo Library
461 Dale St. N, St. Paul, MN 55104 - Rice Street Library
1101 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN 55177 - Roseville Library
2180 Hamline Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113 - St Matthews Catholic Church
510 Hall Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107 - Keystone Midway Food Shelf
1916 University Avenue W., St. Paul, MN 55104 - Keystone Rice Street Food Shelf
1459 Rice Street, Suite 3, St. Paul, MN 55117 - Keystone Roseville Food Shelf
2833 N. Hamline Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113 - Union Depot (Unsheltered Street Outreach)
240 Kellogg Blvd E (Union Depot) St Paul, MN 55101 - Project Recovery (Unsheltered Street Outreach)
317 York Ave, St Paul, MN 55130 - Keystone Roseville Food Shelf
2833 N. Hamline Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113
Sign up online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019RamseyPIT
For more information on the Point-In-Time count, contact Loni Aadalen at loni.aadalen@ramseycounty.us or 651-266-4116.
