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. […]
Annual count of homelessness is happening, but some say it is not accurate
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Volunteers are on the road getting a count of people who are homeless. It is a way that determines funding for services, but some advocates warn the count may not be accurate. The point in time count is done once a year to give a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness.
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.
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 ...
How many homeless people live in Columbus? Thursday count hopes to find that answer
More than 200 volunteers will scour the streets of Columbus, looking for unhoused people to count in an annual effort to ...
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Point in Time survey finds homelessness increasing in the North Country
Officials in New York’s North Country are reporting an increase in homelessness at the same time the state comptroller is ...
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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 ...
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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Columbia Police encounters with homeless population increase in 2024
Columbia's police officers are having more frequent encounters with homeless people -- so many that the Columbia Police Department has a team dedicated to dealing with that part of the population. The ...
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Point in time: Seeking the homeless
With the temperature hovering around zero, a half-dozen or so persons trudged through ankle-deep snow along an abandoned rail ...
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 ...
A pastor tried to house homeless people. He ended up in court — and was found guilty this week
For the past year, the Rev. Chris Avell and city officials have been battling over the pastor’s efforts to serve the homeless ...
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 ...