Homelessness organizations count Oklahoma City's unhoused population in frigid temperatures
"Sometimes, we're just victims of circumstance," said a 60-year-old woman sleeping outside during Oklahoma City's annual Point In Time count.
2025 homeless count begins amid reports of rising population in Tulsa
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: their home equity lines of credit were being slashed. “I was appalled,” Pelton told KTLA 5 News on Thursday. “I thought it was unconscionable what they did. […]
Volunteers hit the streets to document Tarrant’s homeless population. ‘Everybody counts’
The Fort Worth couple met people sheltering inside of their vehicles or in tents at encampments under highways as temperatures Thursday night dipped into the low 30s. They talked to veterans, families and young adults,
Ventura County sizes up homeless population with annual count
Ventura County's annual point-in-time homeless count started Wednesday. The county is one of the nation's least affordable places to live.
City of Chicago conducts annual count of everyone experiencing homelessness
More than 250 people walked designated routes through the city Thursday night for a physical count everyone who is experiencing homelessness — including everyone in shelters. On Thursday night, dozens of volunteers filled the Department of Family and Support Services Command Center in West Town to learn what it takes to get the count done.
Volunteers gather for annual Chicago homeless count
Those surveying will be outside in the cold, not only tallying who is living on Chicago streets, but offering necessities like hats, hand warmers, and hygiene kits. Marissa Sulek reports.
City, volunteers conduct annual Point in Time homelessness count
Key to Home partners were up well before the sun on Thursday morning for its annual Point in Time count. It’s a count of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City on a single day.
Counting Those Who Are Homeless in Area Counties
A local organization will be taking a census of the homeless population in Oneida and Madison counties starting next week.
San Bernardino County volunteers complete homelessness count
Hundreds of volunteers, county employees and officials completed the annual San Bernardino County Point-in-Time count Thursday to collect data that guides federal funding to assist the county’s residents experiencing homelessness.
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Estimates show WV’s homeless population increased in 2024, following national trends
The number of people experiencing homelessness on a single winter night in West Virginia increased by about 25% from 2023 to ...
Landlord complains that 7-Eleven near CU is “magnet for homeless people”
In a legal dispute that is nearly identical to a case playing out in LoDo, a local landlord is accusing 7-Eleven of allowing ...
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The homeless population is increasing. Will Trump's second term make it worse?
Her cottage survived but Garrison remains part of Los Angeles' homeless population, which numbers around 75,000. The depth of the wildfire destruction is likely to increase that number.
‘A life and death matter’: Shelters, volunteers work to reach Boston’s homeless people as Mass. faces cold snap
CAMBRIDGE – It’s not long before a young man approaches the van parked in Central Square. He asks for hand warmers — one of ...
Denver just doubled its goal for how many homeless people it will permanently house in 2025
The city of Denver will strive to put 2,000 people in permanent housing this year as it moves more people out of temporary ...
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New Point-in-Time Count reports 36% increase in Spokane County's homeless population
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash — Spokane's homeless population continues to grow. Those were the findings from this year's Point-in Time (PIT) Count that were presented to the Spokane City Council Thursday.
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For L.A.’s homeless population, the fires upend hard-earned stability
It was the first time in seven years that the county’s homeless population had declined, if only slightly. Officials credited the turnaround to an increased investment in affordable housing and ...