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Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless (BRACH)
aims to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.
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At BRACH, we collaborate with communities to help individuals and families achieve housing stability, financial health, and improved quality of life.
BRACH serves as the:
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Continuum of Care Lead Agency
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Collaborative Applicant
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Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead
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for the VA-504 Continuum of Care, which includes the City of Charlottesville and Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson.
Volunteer for the 2026 Point in Time (PIT) Count!
The PIT Count is a nationwide census of people experiencing homelessness on a single night, usually in January, mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to understand the scope of homelessness, track trends, and allocate resources. It involves local groups counting both sheltered (in shelters, transitional housing) and unsheltered (streets, cars) individuals, collecting demographic data, and informing efforts to combat homelessness.
This year's PIT Count will take place on the evening of Wednesday, January 28 and the morning of Thursday, January 29.
If you have suggestions for locations to survey people who are unsheltered to make sure they are included in the PIT Count, please contact Shayla Washington at shayla@blueridgehomeless.org.
Homelessness by the Numbers
December 2025
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