Which of the Following Best Describes How the Continuum of Care

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how the Continuum of Care (CoC) concept determines the number of homeless? (Select all that apply.)

• A) By asking local police departments to visit areas where the homeless hide and report the number of people found there each March
• B) By conducting a point-in-time (PIT) homeless persons count every other January
• C) By making an educated guess based on anecdotal data
• D) By completing a statistical analysis of the Census Bureau data
• E) By reporting the number of homeless persons who use emergency shelters or transitional housing during the year
• F) By sending CoC personnel into the community to try to find hidden homeless