Point-in-Time Count coming in January
ACEH team members Mac Lyons and Michaela Franklin survey individuals in downtown Anchorage on Jan. 27, 2025, during the 2025 Point-in-Time Count.
Our community, along with others around Alaska and the country, will conduct our annual Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness in January. The survey will be conducted the early mornings of Jan. 27-29, asking our unhoused neighbors where they spent the night of Jan. 26. It covers those who are sleeping outdoors as well as those in shelters, hospital emergency rooms (and no fixed address) and other gathering places.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Development directs continuums of care — the local networks addressing homelessness — to conduct the count to monitor trends and provide data on the state of homelessness. ACEH is the lead organization supporting the Anchorage Continuum of Care.
Our street outreach team and partners will be canvassing Anchorage ahead of time to collect up-to-date information on where people are camping and sleeping. Teams surveying those who are unsheltered will receive training in January.
Agencies that are participating should review their Point-in-Time Count contact information stored in the Alaska Homeless Management Information System. The Institute for Community Alliances, which manages Alaska HMIS data, created a helpful how-to for agencies involved in the Point-In-Time Count and the Housing Inventory Count on checking and updating contact information.
AmeriCorps members helped the Anchorage Continuum of Care with the 2025 PIT count.