Think of it as a snapshot. A moment suspended in time. Knowing who our unsheltered neighbors are and where we can find them at a specific point in time allows us to better direct our services.

The Point In Time Count, also known as PIT, is a HUD mandated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless people in the United States. Information from the PIT count is extremely beneficial to the work accomplished by nonprofits nationwide. The data we obtain tells us who our services are reaching and where we need to bolster our efforts. PIT Count data is used to write grants and increase public awareness of the nature of homelessness in our county. We submit our data to HUD, which helps state and federal funders make informed funding decisions based on which communities demonstrate the most need.

Each year in January, we gather volunteers for PIT Count. The Count lasts one week, and this year will refer to the night of January 25th for data collection purposes. Volunteers from several different agencies will be out in force from Thursday, Janaury 25th to Thursday, February 1st in order to thoroughly count the residents of Clallam County. We will be everywhere: the parks, the piers, the city sidewalks and rural corners of the county. Come and say hello!

Our Mission

From Day One, Serenity House of Clallam County has led the effort to gather countywide data on homelessness during the annual PIT Count. Our mission is to prevent and end homelessness by targeting the specific causes that contribute to poverty within Clallam County. This work starts with gaining an accurate count of the sheltered and unsheltered populations in our community, from Blyn to Neah Bay and everywhere in between. When we know where people gather, we can gear our outreach programs specifically toward serving them.

Serenity House programs include best-practice housing first methodology, homelessness prevention, provision of low-income and permanent supportive housing, and immediate emergency shelter.  Our focus is on creating permanent solutions that cultivate a culture of self-reliance among those we serve, empowering them to find employment, make everyday choices, and approach any other crises that may affect them from a place of safety.