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Natrona County accounted for roughly half of Wyoming’s unsheltered homeless in January, coordinator says; council hears housing and service recommendations
Summary
Kelly Wessels, executive director of Community Action Partnership Healthcare for the Homeless and coordinator of the annual point-in-time count, told the Casper City Council on June 24 that Natrona County accounted for 51 of the 98 unsheltered individuals counted statewide on Jan. 25.
Kelly Wessels, executive director of Community Action Partnership Healthcare for the Homeless and coordinator of the annual point-in-time count, told the Casper City Council on June 24 that Natrona County accounted for 51 of the 98 unsheltered individuals counted statewide on Jan. 25.
“That count occurs on January 25,” Wessels said, adding that “we accounted for almost 51% of the entire count of unsheltered individuals.” She told council members the statewide count is difficult in Wyoming because of weather and that only six of the state's 23 counties participated, which likely undercounts the true statewide total.
Wessels presented detailed local data:…
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