The Maryland Balance of State Continuum of Care requests your participation in the 2024 Point in Time Count of sheltered persons. The annual PIT Count is one of several ways in which homelessness is measured in order to assess the impact of homeless services and related policies. The results of the PIT Count help to understand demographic trends in the homeless population and are used to support policy making and strategic planning on homeless services.

The Point-in-Time Count focuses on counting persons on one single night in January. This year, the Point-in-Time Count is the night of January 24th, 2024 .

Instructions

1) Complete this form with unduplicated counts of persons who were enrolled and staying in your program on the night of January 24th, 2024 (ensure that each person is counted only once). Please submit one survey form for each Emergency Shelter or Transitional Housing program in your organization that does not participate in HMIS, including Domestic Violence Providers.

2) Please review the form before completing, the sections are broken out by Household type. A glossary can be found at the end of the form.

3) All fields are required. Please enter zero where applicable.

4) Please include only persons who were staying in your program on the night of 1/24/24, and only include Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing or hotels/motels paid for by charitable organizations or government programs.

For any questions about the Point in Time Count process or the completion of this form, email Kristen Halsey, kristen.halsey@maryland.gov

Note about clients enrolled in a Repid Rehousing Program: Homeless households currently residing in an emergency shelter or transitional housing, but who are also enrolled in a Rapid Rehousing program and are awaiting placement, should be counted as homeless if they were still in ES or TH on the night of the count.

Please complete this section if any households without children were participating in the program on the night of 1/24/24. 

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

Please complete this section if any households with at least one adult and one child were participating in the program on the night of 1/24/24. 

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

Please complete this section if any households with children only (individuals under 18) were participating in the program on the night of 1/24/24.

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

Please complete this section if any veteran households with no children were participating in the program on the night of 1/24/24.

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

Please complete this section if any veteran households with at least one adult and one child were participating in the program on the night of 1/24/24.

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

Please complete this section if any unaccompanied youth households were participating in the project. A youth household is a household with at least one young adult (18-24) and no members age 25 or older present on the night of 1/24/24.

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

Please complete this section if any Parenting Youth Households were participating in the project. A parenting youth household is a household with at least one young adult (18-24), one child (under 18) and no members 25 or older present on the night of 1/24/24.

Please note that the sum of the number of youth (age 18-24) and the number of adults (all ages) should be equal to the total number of persons above.

This section applies to every program type. Please complete the chart below with person counts of adults who participated in the program on 1/24/24. Please see the Glossary section below for definitions of each subpopulation in the chart.

Glossary

Please use the following definitions for the purpose of the 2024 Point in Time Count.   

Adults – Persons age 18 and older. 

Child – Persons under age 18.

Chronically Homeless Person - A person who:

1. Is homeless and lives in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter; and
2. Has been homeless and living or residing in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter continuously for at least 1 year or on at least four separate occasions in the last 3 years where the combined length of time homeless in those occasions is at least 12 months; and
3. Has a disability.

Note: For purposes of PIT reporting:

When a household with one or more members includes an adult or minor head of household who qualifies as chronically homeless, then all members of that household should be counted as a chronically homeless person in the applicable household type table. For example, if one adult in a two adult household is identified as chronically homeless, both adults should be counted as a chronically homeless person in the households without children category of the PIT count.

Disability – An individual with one or more of the following conditions:

1. A physical, mental, or emotional impairment, including an impairment caused by alcohol or drug abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, or brain injury that:
2. Is expected to be long-continuing or of indefinite duration;
3. Substantially impedes the individual's ability to live independently; and
4. Could be improved by the provision of more suitable housing conditions.
5. A developmental disability, as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities
6. Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002); or
7. The disease of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or any condition arising from the etiologic agency for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Adults with HIV/AIDS – This population category of the PIT includes adults who have been diagnosed with AIDS and/or have tested positive for HIV.

Adults with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) – This population category of the PIT includes adults with a severe and persistent mental illness or emotional impairment that seriously limits a person's ability to live independently. Adults with SMI must also meet the qualifications identified in the term for “disability” (e.g., “is expected to be long-continuing or indefinite duration”). 

Adults with a Substance Use Disorder –This population category of the PIT includes adults with a substance abuse problem (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or both). Adults with a substance use disorder must also meet the qualifications identified in the term for “disability” (e.g., “is expected to be long-continuing or indefinite duration”).

Survivors of Domestic Violence – This population category of the PIT includes adults who are currently experiencing homelessness because they are fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Veteran – This population category of the PIT includes adults who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. This does not include inactive military reserves or the National Guard unless the person was called up to active duty.

Victim Service Provider – A private nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to provide services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. This term includes rape crisis centers, battered women’s shelters, domestic violence transitional housing programs, and other programs.

Youth – Persons under age 25. HUD collects and reports youth data based on persons under 18 and persons between ages 18 and 24.

Parenting Youth – A youth who identifies as the parent or legal guardian of one or more children who are present with or sleeping in the same place as that youth parent, where there is no person age 25 or older in the household.

Unaccompanied Youth – Unaccompanied youth are persons under age 25 who are not accompanied by a parent or guardian or any other household member age 25 or older, and who are not a parent presenting with or sleeping in the same place as his/her child(ren). Unaccompanied youth are single youth, youth couples, and groups of youth presenting together as a household.