The Summit County Continuum of Care engages local organizations in a collaborative response to prevent and end homelessness for all individuals and families in Summit County.

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During the Annual Point In Time Count which is scheduled this year for the week of January 26th though January 30th volunteers will interview individuals at meal sites, libraries, drop-in centers, and outdoor encampments across Summit County, while trained outreach teams cover wooded areas, parks, and parking decks. This is required each year by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for every community across the nation.

Each person surveyed receives a backpack filled with shelf-stable food, hygiene products, and cold-weather gear, donated by local residents and partner organizations.

SCCoC is seeking:

Donations of new cold-weather gear, gloves, socks, hats, handwarmers, snacks, and hygiene items that can be found on a specially-created Amazon wish list at the link below:

https://a.co/aqdmUVC

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email them to smiller@summitcoc.org.

We encourage the community to donate items to our partner agencies listed on our Partners Agencies page. Many of the shelters and other housing programs have wish lists on their websites that identify the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness.