The Coalition for the Homeless is conducting its “Point-in-Time” survey tonight to determine just how many people are homeless in Louisville.

It’s not an exact science, but the organization is fanning out with 60 volunteers to count residents in shelters and camps. Mary Frances Shafer, community coordinator for the Coalition, says she expects that this year’s number will go up from the 961 that were counted a year ago.

Originally, the count was set for late January, but weather caused the delay. The count is required by HUD every two years, but Shafer said the local group chooses to count every year.

“We expect it to go up,” Shafer said, “becuase of our experience of seeing more people in the shelters every night.”

She said the results won’t be known for several weeks.