Volunteers hit the streets for homeless count in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Raymond Estrada, left, and Juan Salinas look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers prepare at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteer Raymond Estrada counts homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Edwin Gonzalez, left, and Juan Salinas count homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers gather at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers prepare at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers and Las Vegas police take part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Phillip Hollon, right, and Raymond Estrada talk with Las Vegas police officers during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers prepare at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteer Raymond Estrada counts homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Phillip Hollon, right, and Juan Salinas look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Edwin Gonzalez, left, and Juan Salinas look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Juan Salinas, left, and Raymond Estrada look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers prepare at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A possible homeless camp is seen under a bridge in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers, from left, Steven Rehberger, Richard Herrmann, Christina Matheny, and Maria Castillo-Couch meet at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Juan Salinas, left, and Raymond Estrada look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
People are seen in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers from right, Phillip Hollon, Madelin Arazoza and Raymond Estrada look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers and Las Vegas police take part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers Madelin Arazoza, left, and Juan Salinas look for homeless in Las Vegas during the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Kathi Thomas-Gibson, left, organizes volunteers at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas prior to taking part in the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Volunteers were out in force from late Tuesday until early Wednesday conducting the 2016 Southern Nevada Homeless Census.
This year's census was the ninth person-by-person count of the homeless in Clark County, according to a county news release. The 2015 homeless census found 7,509 homeless people staying in shelters or on the streets, and estimated that more than 34,000 people experience homelessness in Southern Nevada throughout the year.
The homeless census was a qualifying requirement for grants that provided more than $12 million last year to local programs that help the homeless, the news release said.
