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 ...
The national homeless population reached record levels in 2024, but dipped in Milwaukee, HUD says
Wisconsin also saw an increase from the year prior, with over 5,000 homeless people counted statewide in January 2024.
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 ...
The homeless population is increasing. Will Trump's second term make it worse?
When Trump was first inaugurated in January 2017, there were about 550,000 homeless people nationwide, according to an annual ...
Brazos Valley point-in-time count shows 59 people experiencing homelessness to start 2025
"The point of the point-in-time count is to determine how many unhoused people there are in America at any given time." ...
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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.
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Chicago Conducts Annual Homeless Count As City Begins Combined Shelter System
Staff and volunteers hit the frigid streets Thursday night for the city's annual Point-in-Time count, a snapshot of people ...
Federal count of homeless people in Portland area to happen this week
The point-in-time count to satisfy federal funding requirements for homeless services will take place in Multnomah, Clackamas ...
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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 ...