Author: Jon Mark Hogg

Publisher and Editor of The Concho Observer - San Angelo's News Magazine

In cities across America this week, volunteers conducted the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) survey, which aims to accurately count the homeless population on a single day in January. In San Angelo the appointed day was Thursday, Jan. 23, and organizers with the Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition paired the count with its monthly Navigation Day, which has become a welcome lifeline for the homeless community. Coalition member Jason Priddy, with West Texas Counseling & Guidance, said the survey is important as the count figures prominently into funding for homeless-related services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Priddy…

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