Point-in-time count underway to identify Buncombe County’s homeless population

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC) is conducting its annual point-in-time count this week.

From Tuesday, Feb. 10, through Wednesday, Feb. 11, community volunteers will canvas areas across Buncombe County to identify people experiencing homelessness.

Point-in-time counts are a federal requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). They are used to count both sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness…

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