Serving the Homeless
of Florida's Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties
Preliminary Point in Time Count 2023 Data
Data is coming in live and has not been deduplicated or cleaned for accuracy. Final results will differ.
WE NEED 100 VOLUNTEERS FAST!
Recruiting volunteers for the annual Point and Time Count and the You-Count Homeless Connect Event.
The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a collaborative effort led by Opening Doors Northwest Florida to conduct a two-county census of people experiencing homelessness. An accurate PIT count helps bring in resources to both Escambia and Santa Rosa County to address homelessness and housing.
Volunteers are needed during the days of January 24th, 25th and 26th, 2023 to help with the Point in Time Count and the You-Count Homeless Connect event.
Point in Time count survey teams will be going out to various locations across the two counties. The registration form allows you to select a preferred location.
Registered volunteers are required to attend a training. Training dates are available on the registration form.
Thank you for interest, this is a crucial time in our community to make a difference!
Pubic PIT Volunteer Training
Is Training Available? Yes!
All public in-person trainings have been completed, but here's a video training:
Special Request for Winter Care Packs
Opening Doors Northwest Florida would like to provide 500 winter care packages to the homeless this year. We have compiled an itemized list of what we will need to build these packages.
If you can, please purchase and donate any of the following items. They can be shipped or brought to:
1020 North New Warrington Rd
Pensacola, FL 32506
You may also donate the money to purchase these items.
Opening Doors Northwest Florida has served in our community for over 30 years.
Homelessness can affect anyone: people with jobs, people with kids, people with a college education, people who have served our country, the person behind you in the grocery store checkout, the person sitting next to you at church.
It is our goal to raise awareness in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties about the true nature of homelessness, establish a better way to fund programs that truly help the homeless and guide public giving toward coordinated resources.
With generous support from the community, Opening Doors Northwest Florida is ensuring families and individuals meet their most basic needs. By partnering with people like you, we are helping to break the cycle of homelessness.
Homeless Reduction Task Force
Will make Positive Impact on Community
A community partnership in Northwest Florida is being formed to better streamline services to homeless individuals and families with the ultimate goal of offering essential resources in helping them achieve a life God intended for all citizens in our two-county area. The Homeless Reduction Task Force of NWF will increase public safety and strengthen the Northwest Florida community by reducing the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This Task Force will be co-chaired by John Johnson Executive Director of Opening Doors NWFL, the Lead Agency for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties Local Continuum of Care and Connie Bookman the Founder & CEO of Pathways For Change.
WE'RE OPENING DOORS TO PREVENT AND END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS

Reaching Out
Street Outreach travels to both Escambia and Santa Rosa County

Responding
With street supplies, homeless prevention and rapid-rehousing services.

Restored to Safety
Marked Safe I-110 Bridge