What If We’re Measuring Homelessness Wrong?

We count people experiencing homelessness once a year and wonder why the numbers never change. But what if the count itself is the wrong metric?

In my new article, I break down why the Point-in-Time Count is a photograph of a river — it shows you the water level, not whether it’s moving. Communities house people every single day. And every single day, new people fall in. The question isn’t “why isn’t it zero?” It’s “how responsive is the system?”

If we want different results, we need different design.

Check out the full article by clicking the link below!

https://gaitherstephens.substack.com/p/what-if-were-measuring-homelessness