The PIT Count aims to capture the number of people experiencing homelessness on Long Island and assess their needs. This report helps track changes in homelessness over time, identifies trends and supports efforts to address disparities in the homeless response system.
Ways to get involved include:
- Donate funds or purchase new survival items (request itemized list)
- Join the planning committee if you have lived experience of homelessness
- Host volunteer surveyors at local gathering spots for unsheltered individuals
- Volunteering as a daytime surveyor or evening outreach team member
For more information, email CoC@addressthehomeless.org.
Community partners already committed include:
- Long Island Coalition for the Homeless
Families with children in shelter had been decreasing year over year but has drastically increased since COVID-19, most among mothers with children that identify as Black. Poverty/economic hardships, discrimination and domestic violence are some leading causes of family homelessness.
Single adult homelessness has continued to increase, mostly among aging adults that are males identifying as White, persons with disabilities, and single adults exiting jails and prisons without housing.
Youth experiencing homelessness on the street or in shelter is very low within LI, although youth that do experience homelessness are often highly vulnerable and often have been in foster care or are part of the LGBT community.
HUD Published Annual Homeless Report to Congress
View the national report here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2024-AHAR-Part-1.pdf
How to interpret PIT count reports:
PIT count reports are representative of total persons homeless in Nassau County and Suffolk County. County-level data must be requested of the CoC or HMIS team.
Data is sorted into three household types- households with adults and children, households with only adults, and households with only children (unaccompanied minors).
Within each household type, data is broken down by demographics including age, race and ethnicity.
Sub-reports are available on the number of Veterans and Youth experiencing homelessness.
A special populations report represents the number of adults with disabilities and survivors of domestic violence that are experiencing homelessness.
The majority of households experiencing homelessness on LI are adults only households- mostly single adults, but including multi-adult households such as adult couples or families with adult children.
For help interpreting or reporting on PIT data please contact CoC@addressthehomeless.org.