VOLUNTEERS ARE TEAMING UP THIS WEEK TO TRY TO DETERMINE JUST HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE THERE ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE ...AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. MEGAN MCCORMICK IS PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE GROUP "ALBUQUERQUE HEADING HOME." SHE SAYS NOW THROUGH FRIDAY VOLUNTEERS, ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, ARE CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF THE HOMELESS WITH A COUPLE OF GOALS IN MIND...TO FIND OUT HOW MANY THERE ARE AND IDENTIFY THE MOST MEDICALLY VULNERABLE.

SO FAR, THEY'VE COUNTED FEWER PEOPLE ON THE STREETS THAN THEY DID TWO YEARS AGO, BUT SAY IT'S TOO SOON TO DETERMINE IF THAT'S ACTUALLY THE CASE. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT ... WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TUESDAY MORNING ... MORE PEOPLE WERE IN SHELTERS.