You can help your neighbors get the assistance they need during the Lakeshore Housing Coalition’s Point-in-Time count. Covering Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties, the organization collaborates with the state and the counties to address housing stability. Every year, the Lakeshore Housing Coalition and other like-minded organizations perform “point-in-time” studies during the last two weeks in January to address the number of people sleeping outside, in shelters, or in temporary housing over one night. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, counters statewide found over 5,000 homeless people during its point-in-time event in 2024, which was an increase over the previous year. In 2023, the Lakeshore Housing Coalition counted 149 people in its four-county area, the highest it has been since 128 was tabulated in 2016. The organization needs volunteers to help perform the count during two two-hour shifts: 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. You can find out how you can help below.