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Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention reports rising point-in-time count, seeks expanded outreach and planning
Summary
Jeff Huron, homelessness prevention manager, told the committee that Lexington’s 2025 point-in-time count rose about 12 percent year over year and described steps including a new encampment coordinator, requests for expanded outreach and work to update the five-year strategic plan.
Jeff Huron, homelessness prevention manager for the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention, gave an annual update to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee on Oct. 14 outlining system capacity, recent data and planned actions.
Huron said the 2025 point-in-time count showed an increase of about 100 people, roughly 12 percent more than 2024, and recorded the largest number of people in emergency shelter in recent counts. "In 2025, our count showed an increase of 100 persons, or about 12 percent, over 2024," Huron said. He added that the number of persons in emergency shelter on the night of the count reached 810, higher than previous counts.
Huron described the office’s role as a funding and coordination agency — not a direct-service provider — and listed recent staffing additions: a continuum of care coordinator, an HMIS data…
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