A critical resource for studying the issue of homeless in New York City is the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, known as the HOPE Count. Every winter, volunteers spend a night canvassing streets, parks, and subways all across the city, speaking with homeless people and collecting data that helps the city understand the crisis.

NY1 Investigative Reporter Lydia Hu and Josh Dean — the co-founder of Human.NYC, an advocacy group that provides resources to homeless people looking to move into housing — sit down with Mornings On 1 Host Pat Kiernan to discuss the HOPE Count.