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A great first step in engaging with the G-L-C CoC is to join our newsletter. We send out a weekly update and a monthly newsletter via email. Occasionally, we may send out a special announcement, but we promise not to overload your inbox and we don’t share your contact information without your permission.

You can also visit our Newsletter Archives to read previous monthly newsletters or view the Calendar for upcoming meetings, activities, and events.

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Membership is open to organizations and individuals committed to preventing, addressing, and ending homelessness. Complete the online membership application, and a member of our team will follow up with you.

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Have a question about the G-L-C CoC or want help finding the right way to get involved? Visit our Contact page, and we’ll respond as soon as possible.

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G-L-C CoC Meeting Archives

August 27, 2026 10am-2pm

Cleveland County

Location TBA

November 5, 2026 10am-2pm

Gaston County

Location TBA

February 18, 2027 10am-2pm

Lincoln County

Location TBA

May 6, 2027 10am-2pm

Cleveland County

Location TBA

Point-in Time Count

The 2027 Point-in-Time Count will take place across the G-L-C CoC in January 2027. On 10/24/24 the G-L-C CoC PIT Count Steering Committee adopted the 2026 PIT Count Planning Worksheet that guides the CoC’s PIT Count efforts.

The latest Point-in-Time Count took place across Cleveland, Gaston & Lincoln counties on Tuesday, January 39, 2026.

Required by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), the Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January. HUD requires that CoCs conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness who are sheltered in emergency shelter, transitional housing, and Safe Havens on a single night. CoCs also must conduct a count of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness every other year (odd numbered years). Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally. (HUD Exchange)

The Gaston-Lincoln-Cleveland Continuum of Care (G-L-C CoC) is responsible for planning, executing, and reporting on the local PIT Count annually. While volunteers canvass all three counties on the night of the count, the CoC’s PIT Steering Committee, Governance Committee, and Lead Agency (HealthNet Gaston) are responsible for ensuring that the count is conducted according to HUD standards using a locally developed and CoC-approved PIT Count methodology and planning tool.

Volunteer recruitment occurs locally through CoC County Work Groups. Volunteers are required to attend a mandatory training. To inquire about the PIT Count in one of the three counties covered by the G-L-C CoC, please email Katherin Martinez at kmartinez@kintegra.org.

G-L-C CoC Resource Library