Friday Jan 30 – details below
Hello community partners,
I am writing with key details on the upcoming PIT count (Point in Time Count).
PIT Count 2026: Key details:
Training: Thursday 1/22/26 on zoom link below, 5:00 pm
Count Date: Friday, 1/30/26, zoom
2 hour shifts starting at 8:00n am
- Volunteering: If you are able to volunteer, please complete a short survey via this link (also available via QR code in attached flier)
- Training: We will hold our general volunteer training on Thursday, 1/22/26 from 5 to 7 pm. It will be via Zoom with a recording posted after. Here is the Zoom link
- Training: For program groups that participate in the PIT and Housing Inventory Count (HIC), CoC Director Quinn Emitt and I will offer a specific training on Thursday, 1/22/26 from 12-2pm. It will be via Zoom. Please hold the time (ask someone in your agency to); we will share the link when we get closer.
- Questions, concerns & suggestions: Don’t hesitate to reach out to our team:
- John Gallagher, associate professor, jmgallag@uark.edu; 479-575-2368
- Danny Trudo, MSW candidate, pdtrudo@uark.edu
- Quinn Emett, CoC Director, quinn.emett@nwacoc.com
Note: We can/should interview people for the following 6 days as long as they were homeless on the night before the PIT.
Thanks to everyone for the work you do everyday and your support of this important count that helps us draw federal funds and better understand the size and characteristics of the homeless population in the four counties of NWA.
John M. Gallagher, PhD, LMSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Arkansas
479-575-2368
