Hoping you all had enjoyable weekends. This is a reminder that Tuesday, January 28th 2025 is Connecticut’s annual Point in Time (PIT) count. Please review the information below for actions to take now, between the count date and deadlines, and more helpful resources.

Steps to take before the count:

• Log in to the PIT database:https://poe.nutmegit.com/AppCenter2
• Ensure all appropriate projects appear on your programs list
• Watch training video(s)
• Unsheltered Training – slides, recording
• Sheltered Training – slides, recording
• Ensure HMIS Program Enrollments are up-to-date
• Plan for staff time to: Outreach as necessary, check, confirm and enter data into the PIT database by the 2/4/25 deadline
• Review other training materials as approprate: https://cthmis.com/pit/
• User Guides
• Outreach-specific information
• FAQ
• Smart Sheet forms – non-HMIS DOH Outreach & Warming Centers
• PSH and RRH Move-in date guide
• RRH Housing Inventory information
• More

Steps to take between 1/28/25 and 2/4/25, data due date:

• All Programs: know where clients slept prior to confirming data
• Unsheltered programs in particular must see person on night of count (Tuesday 10 p.m. or later) or speak to them by 2/4/25 to confirm where slept on 1/28 (Tuesday night)
• HMIS Participating Sheltered Programs
• Review data in PIT database for accuracy and confirm when correct.
• If inaccurate, corrections must be made in HMIS
• Rapid Rehousing (RRH) programs – confirm people counts and then review and confirm bed counts
• Non-HMIS Sheltered Programs
• Smartsheet programs complete smartsheets and share with Jim at Nutmeg by 2/4/25
• Enter client data into the people count fields and confirm
• HMIS Participating Unsheltered Programs
• Complete a Current Living Situation Assessment (CLA) dated 1/28/25 for each person on caseload
• Review data in PIT database for accuracy, make corrections in HMIS as necessary, and confirm when correct.
• Non-HMIS Unsheltered Programs
• Complete Smartsheet forms and share with Jim at Nutmeg
• Once Smartsheet data imported to PIT database, confirm within 2 business days
• For programs whose data is not imported, share with Jim by 2/4 and enter data into the appropriate programs within 2 business days of de-duplication by Nutmeg

Send questions to help@nutmegit.com, or CoC-specific questions to ctboscoc@gmail.com.

Thank you for all that you do and for helping to conduct a successful PIT count this year!

Sincerely,

CT BOS Team