News release
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, the city of Santa Clarita is scheduled to partner with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and local nonprofit, Bridge to Home, for the 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, and the city is seeking volunteers to help.
This annual event counts Santa Clarita neighbors currently experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The data received from the point-in-time count will assist in better directing funding and resources to support the needs of the homeless population, according to a city news release.
The count is to take place from 7 p.m. to midnight. Volunteers will begin and end their operation at The Centre (20880 Centre Pointe Parkway). Participants will be assigned to teams and go out into the field to conduct the count. Similar to last year, data collection software, with mapping, will be used to collect information. Participants will need a smartphone in order to mark their tallies directly in the mobile app. If a volunteer does not own a smartphone, they will be placed in a group with a volunteer who does have access to a smartphone.
Registration can be completed online at TheyCountWillYou.org. Early registration is encouraged to support adequate planning for the event.
For more information on the count or how to register as a volunteer, visit TheyCountWillYou.org or SantaClaritaVolunteers.com. Residents can also contact Tyson Pursley, Bridge to Home’s clinical supervisor, at [email protected].
