A Point-In-Time count will be held in Richland County this week
Jan 27, 2026, 11:39 AM CST
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A Point-In-Time, or PIT, will be held in Richland County this week. PIT is a statistically reliable, unduplicated count of people experiencing homelessness during a designated one-night period. Roxanne Klubertanz-Gerber is the Aging & Disability Resource Center Manager for Richland County.
The PIT gives a snapshot of what it looks like in Richland County.
This count is intended to include persons that are homeless and are staying in emergency shelters, transitional housing, safe havens for the homeless, domestic violence shelters, or who are unsheltered living on the street, or any other place not meant for human habitation.
Klubertanz-Gerber says a shortage of housing is a problem in Richland County.
All across the state of Wisconsin and across the country, the PIT will be conducted during the overnight hours of Wednesday into Thursday (January 28 & 29) by volunteers. If you would be interested in becoming a volunteer for future counts go online to wiboscoc/point-in-time to learn more.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at [email protected].
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