Volunteers needed for 2020 homeless count in SB County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Volunteers are needed for the 2020 Homeless Point-In-Time Count in Santa Barbara County.
Organizers have said they were looking for about 250 volunteers to help count each homeless person in the county.
They say the count is important because it's a way for people to learn about the homelessness crisis, and it also decides how much federal and state funding comes in to help the homeless.
Trainings will take place this month in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Goleta, Isla Vista, Lompoc, and Santa Maria.
The count itself is set for 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29.
Full list of volunteer trainings:
January 11
Santa Barbara: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Coast Community Church, 4973 Via Los Santos
January 15
Goleta: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Avenue
January 16
Santa Maria: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Center, 313 W Tunnell Street
Lompoc: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building, 100 E Locust Avenue
January 21
Isla Vista: 6 p.m. to 7:30pm at Isla Vista Community Service District, 970 Embarcadero Del Mar, Suite 101
January 22
Santa Barbara: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, 909 N La Cumbre Road
January 23
Carpinteria: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue
If you're interested in volunteering and want to learn more information, click here.
