Volunteers setting out this weekend to count Austin’s homeless

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of volunteers are setting out to count every single homeless person in Austin this weekend. Each year local groups organize the count which allows them to receive federal grant money to fund homeless services.
In 2017, volunteers counted 2,036 people living on the streets.
“We plan the point-in-time count all year, we never stop planning it. We call it our [South by Southwest],” said homeless management information system director Katy Manganella.
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