The Hearth act was passed in 2009 but not implemented until 2013.  The Hearth act looks at how the population can be broken down into sub-populations. I also learned through this Skype session that if you want good data, you have to pay for it. Methodology is different for all communities. A team of three goes out early in the morning before sunrise and has a map of the area that they are supposed to cover; one being a driver, one being the recorder, and one being the looker. They drive around counting their best looking under bridges, inside coffee shops, etc. Some counts may be counted by sheriffs or city police in more difficult places like in San Francisco on the Golden Gate Bridge. Learning all of this information has showed me that our society takes importance to our homelessness. These facts really show you how much consideration our society should be taking for the homelessness. Such as in California let alone, “there are 45,554 homeless people that are sheltered which makes up 33% of California. While there are 91,272 unsheltered homeless people which make up 67% of California” (Samantha Green).