Coming Home coordinates the annual Point in Time Survey (PIT) Survey in Middlesex County.
The data collected from the PIT surveys provides invaluable information regarding the County’s homeless residents, and is used to support requests to private and public entities for funding for both housing and services, all with the goal of ending homelessness. It is conducted with a bilingual, paper outreach (survey forms are forwarded in advance to specific designated homeless provider agencies) and a bilingual, street outreach (teams are sent to specific localities within the County to identify homeless individuals whose residence in the County may not be known).
Historically, as the PIT survey is being completed, specific locations in the County are open for homeless individuals to walk in and receive a hot cup of coffee and a snack, fill out surveys, be linked to community services (representatives from various community agencies are at each location) and also receive “incentives” such as a free blanket, coat, gloves, etc. as a “thank you.”
Two “project homeless connect” sites will operate this year, one at Emanuel Lutheran Church at 3 Kirkpatrick St. in New Brunswick, and the other at the Center for Support, Success, and Prosperity at 392 Smith St. in Perth Amboy.
Monarch Housing Associates will conduct all primary training sessions and require prior registration. Additionally, we encourage organizations dealing with homelessness or housing instability to view the recorded training by Coming Home on conducting the PIT survey. The training, along with other material, can be found on this page (applicable for 2025).
Coming Home will host meetings to coordinate with volunteers and agency leads on standard survey completion and submission.
Volunteer Registration:
To facilitate the organization of teams and locations, please register for one of the Monarch training sessions and send the names of all street outreach volunteers to Jenna Colagiacomi, jenna.colagiacomi@co.middlesex.nj.us
On the night of January 28, 2025, a total of 402 households, including 622 individuals, were homeless in Middlesex County. 429 individuals were sheltered and 193 people were unsheltered. 38% were victims of domestic violence. 27.8% were “Chronically Homeless.”
Of the 402 homeless households, 90 were families, including 179 children.
Men comprise the majority of homeless adults at 58%, while women represent 41% of adults. Children comprise 29% of the total homeless population.
Individuals, throughout the year, in Middlesex County without a place to call home
were victims of domestic violence
of the total homeless population is comprised of children
households were completely unsheltered (living in streets)
households were considered “chronically homeless”
individuals, including 178 children, were sheltered
