Platform
Quick PIT
Quick PIT began as a one-off design for our local Continuum of Care to conduct a modern HUD Point-in-Time count without the friction of paper forms and disconnected digital processes. It has grown into a complete field and administration platform that is now available to other communities and is in the process of being adopted beyond its original deployment.
The need
Our local Continuum of Care needed a practical way to modernize its Point-in-Time count. Paper surveys and fragmented digital tools slowed field work, made location-based collection harder to coordinate, created extra steps between volunteers and administrators, and delayed the path from completed surveys to usable reporting.
The approach
Choice Apps designed Quick PIT around the full count rather than simply reproducing a paper form on a screen. Field teams can record GPS or manual locations, conduct interview and observation surveys, capture signed waivers, access training resources, and continue collecting while offline after signing in. The browser-based Control Center lets CoC administrators design conditional surveys, schedule counts, manage people and locations, watch submissions arrive through real-time maps and statistics, and prepare HUD reporting outputs.
What the product covers
- Offline-capable field collection with secure synchronization when connectivity returns
- Manual and GPS-assisted locations for organizing interviews and observations
- Dynamic Interview, Observation, Sheltered, and Household Member surveys with conditional logic
- Signed waivers, training resources, notifications, and count-specific volunteer workflows
- Real-time count KPIs, activity maps, demographics, and privacy-conscious recent activity
- Reusable HUD and custom question banks with a visual multi-page survey builder
- HDX-ready population tables plus line-level Excel and CSV reporting exports
Choice Apps’ role
Initial discovery and one-off product design with our local Continuum of Care, followed by product strategy, field and administration experience design, application architecture, full-stack implementation, security and privacy controls, release operations, documentation, and ongoing support.
Outcome
A local modernization effort became a reusable platform that connects field collection, offline work, consent, location management, live count operations, and reporting. Quick PIT is now available to other communities, with adoption underway beyond the community it was originally built to serve. Participating CoCs can manage the process in one system while surveyors spend less time working around paper and broken digital handoffs.
Inside the product
Quick PIT in use
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The current field app supports secure passwordless email sign-in and common identity providers. Practice mode gives new surveyors a safe place to learn location and survey workflows without recording real personal information. Field teams organize count activity around named locations, with resources and survey actions always close at hand. A prominent training banner keeps practice activity visually distinct from live count collection. The same field location workflow remains clear and familiar in the light appearance. The mobile menu keeps profiles, notifications, resources, help, and appearance settings within easy reach. Surveyors can choose light, dark, or system-matched appearance from the app menu. The browser-based Control Center combines setup, live count statistics, mapping, activity, and demographic summaries. CoC administrators build multi-page surveys from reusable HUD and custom questions with conditional logic. Reporting tools prepare HDX-ready population tables and raw Excel or CSV exports.
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