A small army of volunteers fanned out across Pinellas County on Thursday, hoping to get an accurate count of the region's homeless population. It’s part of an annual census called "Point in Time", the results of which will go a long way toward helping secure funding to address a growing need. “Yeah - it just kind of really puts you down a little bit,” Myles Fischer, who was answering questions from a volunteer, said. For people like Fisher, it’s hard not to get emotional when they think about it. Fischer, who’s been homeless for four years now, says he often feels invisible. “And then, out here you have to feed yourself. You have to constantly try to house yourself. I mean, it's hard,” he said. But on this day, Fischer and hundreds of others struggling with homelessness were absolutely being seen. About 400 volunteers did the best they could to accurately estimate the area’s unhoused population. “I got thanked by most of the people I interviewed or talked with because they saw me helping them. And so, they were appreciative of the help that we're giving them,” volunteer Stacey Jones said. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-homeless-population/67-24175d0d-0323-465d-baef-1ee3ded893ca ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay