United Way conducts annual homeless count in the Helena area 

The nonprofit organization, United Way of Lewis and Clark County Area, is gearing up to conduct its annual count of the number of homeless people living in Helena. The point-in-time survey is conducted each year to see how many individuals in the community are either living in shelters or other forms of temporary housing. The results are assembled by the U.S. Department of House and Urban Development and the Montana Continuum of Care Coalition and play a factor in federal and local policymaking and funding, according to a United Way press release.  “The information gathered helps our co