HIC and PIT Trainings
Training Registration – Available Now
Tuesday, October 6th
PIT Date: 1/26/2027
Dear Colleagues,
As a follow up to last week’s announcement – training registration is now open – with links below. Our first trainings for the annual counts of housing inventory and people who are unhoused are on Tuesday, October 6th.
The HIC and PIT counts are annual counts, required by HUD, of
- all beds and units (HIC) dedicated to serve people experiencing homelessness
- Includes emergency shelters (including seasonal shelters), transitional housing, safe havens, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and other permanent housing (e.g. emergency housing vouchers)
- the people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness (PIT) at a single point in time within the CoC.
- Sheltered homelessness – people staying in emergency shelters, transitional housing or safe havens
- Unsheltered homelessness – people sleeping in places not meant for human habitation that Street Outreach Programs and Youth Navigator Programs would encounter.
The PIT count will take place on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, but we will complete most of the HIC in October and November. The blue underlined text sections are hyperlinks to register for the trainings. Please make every effort to have the staff responsible for the counts attend the training(s).
Training Registration
The two training opportunities below are for staff who assist with counting and entering HIC and PIT data for both HMIS and Non-HMIS participating agencies. HMIS related topics will be covered at the beginning of the training and people with HMIS-only responsibilities can drop off.
1). Sheltered Programs Training 10/6/2026 from 10-12 – for users confirming the Housing Inventory programs and the available bed information for the following program types:
- Emergency Shelter (includes seasonal/cold weather shelters and year-round shelters)
- Safe Haven
- Transitional Housing
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Rapid Rehousing programs
2). Unsheltered Programs Training 10/6/2026 from 1-3 – This training is for users who will be confirming the Street Outreach, Housing Navigator and Warming Center programs for PIT and confirming the unsheltered persons count for PIT. This training will cover evaluating and preparing unsheltered data as well as planning leading up to the PIT count.
Here is a summary of important dates to remember:
- HIC Training: October 6, 2026.
- HIC Confirmation Due Date: October 21, 2026.
- PIT Training: January 6, 2027.
- PIT Data Entry and Confirmation Due Date: February 2, 2027.
Key Preparation Steps for Providers:
- Now or shortly after 10/6 training
- Ensure that all clients are actively enrolled in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
- Ensure that clients who are no longer receiving services have an exit date recorded in HMIS.
- Permanent housing programs, including Rapid Rehousing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), must ensure that client move-in dates are entered correctly.
- Ensure all programs dedicated for people who have experienced homelessness are listed in the PIT database, including: Street Outreach, Warming Centers, Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing, Safe Haven, Joint TH/RRH, Rapid Rehousing (RRH), Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Other Permanent Housing.
For more information, a list of CAN Outreach Contacts, and further instructions on data cleanup, please read the 2027 PIT FAQ. You can also find additional resources and information by visiting the official CT HMIS PIT webpage at https://cthmis.com/pit/.
Sincerely,
CT BOS Team