Each year, Philadelphia performs a Point in Time Count in January of all homeless individuals living on the streets, unsheltered, or in temporary shelter housing. Given that homelessness can look much different for a young person than an adult, the Youth Count was created to help accurately capture the youth population experiencing homelessness. The purpose is to estimate the size of the population in need of housing and critical life supports, and the data from this Youth Count is sent to HUD and this data informs the resources that Philadelphia receives to serve individuals experiencing homelessness.

This effort is dependent on volunteers from youth serving agencies and the community. Volunteers are required to attend a 1.5 hour training on survey and youth engagement at Valley Youth House office and commit to attend at least one shift during the Youth Count. Adult Volunteers will work with Youth Guides to administer surveys via tablets to youth ages 13-24 who lack stable housing and distribute gift cards to youth who complete valid surveys.

Youth Count Registration is now closed. Thank you for your participation!