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. […]
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.
Austin non-profit seeks volunteers for homeless population count this weekend
Advocates are looking for volunteers to help count the city of Austin's homeless population this weekend. How many people who live in Austin are experiencing homelessness? Matthew Mollica, Executive Director of ECHO,
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.
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." ...
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 ...
USA Today4d
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 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 ...
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 — a figure that’s double the city’s ...
Federal count of homeless people in Portland area to happen this week
Portland said all camp clearances would halt during the count to help those conducting the surveys avoid talking to the same ...
ABC 17 News4h
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 ...