2026 Point In Time Count Volunteer Information
Thank you for your interest in supporting the 2026 Everyone Counts OC Point In Time Count event! More than 1,000 volunteers were needed to serve at Deployment Centers and in the field to support the 2026 Point In Time Count.
SERVICE PLANNING AREAS
Costa Mesa
Fountain Valley
Garden Grove
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Central Service Planning Area
Santa Ana
Seal Beach
Tustin
Westminster
County Unincorporated
Los Alamitos
Orange
Placentia
Stanton
Villa Park
Yorba Linda
County Unincorporated
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
North Service Planning Area
Anaheim
Brea
Buena Park
Cypress
La Habra
La Palma
Fullerton
Lake Forest
Mission Viejo
Rancho Santa Margarita
San Clemente
San Juan Capistrano
County Unincorporated
Thursday, January 29, 2026
South Service Planning Area
Aliso Viejo
Dana Point
Irvine
Laguna Beach
Laguna Hills
Laguna Niguel
Laguna Woods
DEPLOYMENT CENTERS
County Administration South (CAS) Training Room
601 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Freedom Hall - Mile Square Park
16801 Euclid Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Brea Community Center
695 E. Madison Way
Brea, CA 92821
Ehlers Community Center
(Heritage Hall)
8150 Knott Avenue
Buena Park, CA 90620
El Toro Library
24672 Raymond Way
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Laguna Niguel Library
30341 Crown Valley Pkwy Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTIONS
IN THE FIELD
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Team Captains are responsible for building and/or leading a team of three to four Field Surveyors for the 2026 Point In Time Count. The Team Captains are responsible for navigating maps, knowing emergency protocols, understanding the Survey123 mobile application, and knowing how to complete the Veterans Registry, Transitional Age Youth (TAY), and unsheltered surveys. It is recommended that the Team Captain not be the driver. Team Captains are required to complete virtual training or attend an in-person training. All Team Captains are required to be 18 years of age or older.
Date: January 27 - 29, 2026
Time: 4:30 - 9:00 a.m. or 6:30 - 11:00 p.m.*
Where: Select your preferred Orange County Deployment Center from the options below.→ County Administration South (CAS)
→ Freedom Hall - Mile Square Park
→ Brea Community Center
→ Ehlers Community Center
→ El Toro Library
→ Laguna Niguel Library
*Subject to change. Shift schedules are still to be finalized.
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Field Surveyors will assist in canvassing assigned geographical areas and surveying people experiencing unsheltered homelessness during the 2026 Point In Time Count. These volunteers will be placed within a team consisting of a Team Captain and up to three additional Field Surveyors. Field Surveyors are required to complete virtual training or attend an in-person training. All Field Surveyors are required to be 18 years of age or older.
Date: January 27 - 29, 2026
Time: 4:30 - 9:00 a.m. or 6:30 - 11:00 p.m.*
Where: Select your preferred Orange County Deployment Center from the options below.→ County Administration South (CAS)
→ Freedom Hall - Mile Square Park
→ Brea Community Center
→ Ehlers Community Center
→ El Toro Library
→ Laguna Niguel Library
*Subject to change. Shift schedules are still to be finalized.
AT THE DEPLOYMENT CENTERS
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Deployment Center Setup Volunteers will assist with setting up the deployment center in increments of two-hour shifts, either from 3:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.* for the morning events or 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.* for the evening events. Deployment Center Setup Volunteers will assist with greeting Field Surveyors and approved guests (e.g., elected officials and members of the press) when they arrive. These volunteers will provide vehicle traffic control, distribute t-shirts and mapping supplies to Field Surveyors, and help deploy Field Surveyors into the field. You are welcome to register to volunteer more than once. Deployment Center volunteers are required to complete an application and self-guided virtual or live training. All Deployment Center Cleanup Volunteers are required to be 18 years of age or older.
Date: January 27 - 29, 2026
Time: 3:30 – 5:30 a.m. or 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.*
Where: Select your preferred Orange County Deployment Center from the options below.→ County Administration South (CAS)
→ Freedom Hall - Mile Square Park
*Subject to change. Shift schedules are still to be finalized.
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Deployment Center Cleanup Volunteers will assist with cleaning up the deployment center in increments of two-hour shifts, either from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.* for the morning events or 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.* for the evening events. Deployment Center Cleanup Volunteers will assist with welcoming back Field Surveyors from their field assignments, providing vehicle traffic control, collecting mapping and incentive supplies from Field Surveyors, and cleaning up after the event. You are welcome to register to volunteer more than once. Deployment Center volunteers are required to complete an application and self-guided virtual or live training. All Deployment Center Cleanup Volunteers are required to be 18 years of age or older.
Date: January 27 - 29, 2026
Time: 8 - 10 a.m. or 10 p.m. - 12 a.m.*
Where: Select your preferred Orange County Deployment Center from the options below.→ County Administration South (CAS)
→ Freedom Hall - Mile Square Park
*Subject to change. Shift schedules are still to be finalized.