The Portal is LIVE: Moving Beyond Snapshots to Real-Time Solutions

We are excited to announce that the Putnam County Homelessness Solutions Coalition Partner Portal is officially live and ready for community use. This collaborative tool represents months of planning with local partners to address a critical gap in how we understand and respond to homelessness in our community.

For too long, our community has relied on the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) count to understand the scope of homelessness in our area. While the PIT count is a necessary tool, we know it only provides a single snapshot in time, and often undercounts those in need. It doesn’t capture the daily shifts, the families in transition, the individuals who avoid the count due to safety concerns, or the hidden gaps in our local resources.

Why This Portal Changes the Game

This portal was built to be a living, breathing map of need in Putnam County. By centralizing our data and communication, we can:

• Improve Accuracy & Completeness: Provide a more comprehensive, ongoing picture of those seeking assistance—capturing trends across weeks and months, not just a single January night.
• Find the Gaps in Real-Time: Identify exactly where resources are missing as needs emerge, enabling faster response and strategic planning.
• Coordinate Care & Reduce Duplication: Create a shared view across organizations so we can ensure seamless referrals and that no neighbor falls through the cracks.
• Strengthen Advocacy: Build the data foundation needed to pursue state and federal funding, demonstrating actual need with evidence that goes beyond the annual snapshot.

A Call to Action for Our Partners

The infrastructure is built. The portal is ready. Now we need YOU to bring it to life.

We’re calling on all local nonprofits, faith-based organizations, case managers, and community organizers with “boots on the ground” to:

• Start logging contacts when someone seeks assistance related to housing instability
• Update resource availability so referrals reflect what’s actually accessible
• Share this tool with your networks and coalition partners

Why Your Participation Matters:

The data is only as good as the information we put into it. Every entry you make helps us build a more complete and honest picture of homelessness in Putnam County. This isn’t just data entry—it’s documentation that can help us secure the funding and resources our community desperately needs and deserves. The more consistently we use this portal, the stronger our case becomes when advocating for state and federal support.

Get Started:

• Current Partners: Visit the Partner Portal Information page to request access
• New to the Coalition? Start at Join The Coalition, then request portal access
• Questions? See our How To Access The Portal guide for step-by-step instructions

Together, we can move from guessing to knowing—and from knowing to solving.