BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — As winter intensifies, volunteers with the Homeless Alliance of Western New York are conducting surveys at sheltered and unsheltered locations for 24 hours. The annual Point-in-Time Count (PIT Count) aims to provide resources to those experiencing homelessness.
About 150 volunteers were assigned to 50 routes Thursday night, engaging with people and families across Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties who appeared to be experiencing homelessness.
“Tonight, we recruited about 150 volunteers, and they’re being assigned to 50 different routes,” said Kexin Ma, executive director of the Homeless Alliance of Western New York.
“They’ll go out onto the street and try to see if people experiencing homelessness are out there,” said Ma…