Resources
The Numbers.
Click the ‘Learn more’ button below to find a PDF with all of the 2024 PIT Count information for North Carolina. PIT stands for point-in-time count; it is an annual, national event where all people experiencing homelessness are counted on the third Wednesday of January every year. Take a look to learn more about the demographics and number of people experiencing homelessness in our community.
Helpful Websites.
Below you will find a list of helpful websites for learning more about homelessness in Durham and around the United States.
Websites:
Books We Recommend.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy
Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Brian Stevenson
The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care by Cris Beam
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich