Contra Costa County outreach workers visit homeless camps for annual population count

Elected officials and members of news organizations toured several homeless encampments along Contra Costa County’s northern waterfront on the morning of Jan. 30 in conjunction with the annual point-in-time count, which aims to measure the homeless population.

Last month’s count began during the early morning hours as staff and volunteers with Contra Costa County’s Health, Housing and Homeless Services began visiting known homeless encampments to survey the residents living there.