In a few days, cities, counties, and homeless agencies will begin their biannual count to determine the number of unhoused people in their communities. However, the count will be different in Santa Clara County.
Close to 600 volunteers have signed up to conduct the two-day count next week, Wednesday and Thursday. They will fan out to count the unsheltered and use a new app to help collect information.
“We’re so grateful to everybody who has signed up. It’s a huge community-wide effort the training has been provided to all volunteers,” said KJ Kaminski, the director of Supportive Housing,…