Point-in-Time Count Volunteer Sign Up

Each year, the Coalition to End Homelessness in Wichita/Sedgwick County coordinates a count of the local homeless population. It’s more than just a count. As the area’s largest coordinated outreach effort, it’s an opportunity to supply our unhoused neighbors with their basic needs, and to hear from them about why they are homeless and what services they need to succeed. Data gathered in this process helps the Coalition plan programming, make informed funding decisions, and measure the progress of their work.

The 2026 count will be held on Thursday, Jan. 29.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

As a volunteer, you will visit known homeless encampments with a team, interview unhoused individuals, and distribute incentive bags with supplies to thank participants for their time. It’s important that you can walk one to five miles and are okay working in cold, outdoor conditions. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age. Free training provided.

Interested? Sign up below by Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.

Questions? Contact Amy Hawley, United Way Volunteer Center Manager, at ahawley@unitedwayplains.org or (316) 267‑1321, ext. 4217.

Name:
Cellphones are used during the count for organizers to stay connected with teams.
Do you have a smartphone with a data plan?
Smartphones will be used during the count to capture data.
Do you have a vehicle you are able to use during the count?
Please select which shift you would like to work. Plan to serve the entire shift you sign up for.
Have you volunteered for the PIT Count in the past and would be comfortable being a team leader?
Teams this year will be formed at check-in. If you would like to serve as a group, please sign up for the same time slot and arrive together.
A limited number of inside surveyor positions are available at partner locations. Do you want to participate but need an indoor position?
I agree to the following.