D.C. once again is participating in the annual point-in-time count, a controversial headcount of the a city’s unhoused population.
The results, which will be available soon, will likely show a rise in homelessness, similar to last year's 10 percent increase.
Volunteers went looking for the homeless in all 21 counties on Wednesday, as the state conducted its annual head count of people without shelter as required by the federal government. Carrying clipboards and surveys,
Almost 772,000 homeless Americans represented an increase of 18% in homeless rates in 2024, impacting families with children and those aged 55 and older most.
Last year, volunteers conducting the count recorded 9,435 people experiencing homelessness, down from 9,642 in 2023.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development characterizes households as “cost-burdened” when they spend more than 30% of their income on rent, mortgage payments, and other housing costs. Households spending more than 50% of their income on housing costs are considered “severely cost-burdened.”
A small-scale homeless outreach program that Mayor Adams’ administration launched in late 2022 has proven effective. But the administration has told the Daily News for the first time that it
The Regional Task Force on Homelessness held its annual point-in-time count Thursday morning, to see how many San Diegans are living on the streets.
A rising percentage of homelessness in Delaware kept volunteers and employees busy at Love Inc. of Mid-Delmarva in 2024.
Sarmiento pointed to the county’s latest point-in-time count, a federally required tally of people experiencing homelessness. The survey in early 2024 reported a 28% increase in homelessness compared to the 2022 count. Sarmiento said the count also found that only one in 12 people living in a shelter had been transferred into permanent housing.
The counselor works at a treatment center part-time. She also visits the library three times a week. She helps people fill out resumes, connect to resources and even get birth certificates for people.