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Volunteers To Count Lubbock's Homeless Population This Week

By: Allison Morrison
Updated: January 23, 2013
The South Plains Homeless Consortium will effort an official count of Lubbock's homeless population later this week.

The group hosted a meeting to train volunteers on Tuesday night.

The "count" takes place every year and is necessary to get a better idea of our local demographic for grant funding.

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