Updated: 4:48 PM EST December 30, 2020
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Local housing officials are asking for help with looking for areas in Virginia Beach, where people have been seen living without shelter.
Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation has extended its 2021 Point-in-Time Count from Jan. 27-31. This extension will help the city's Homeless Outreach Team to have more time to complete its street count.
“Since launching this tool in 2018, we have been able to identify dozens of locations that we were unaware of where people were living unsheltered,” said Pam Shine, Homeless Service System Manager. “Every year, we try to ensure that the count is as thorough as possible, and it may be more challenging to do that without the many volunteers that usually help with our street count. It will be more important than ever to have the public’s input so that we can enhance our outreach efforts and help ensure that everyone who should be included is counted and assessed for services."