On Friday, January 30th, a team of Building Changes volunteers participated in the Annual One Night Count. This year, volunteers counted 2,826 people living on the streets of King County. For me, it was my first time counting, and I eagerly piled on the layers and drank the requisite caffeine to sustain me through the night and into the morning. I wasn't sure what to expect, and I wasn't entirely sure what to feel. In some ways I didn't want to disappoint the One Night Count organizers, the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH). Returning to the Compass Center, I was slightly relieved that we had counted four individuals. I was glad I had pulled my weight as a volunteer! 

However, the reality of what we were witnessing didn't escape me either. In my Seattle neighborhood,

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