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Office of Homeless Services reports modest increase in point-in-time count, highlights housing placements and contingency planning
Summary
Office of Homeless Services staff reported a 4.1% year-over-year increase in the point-in-time count, summarized outcomes from recent outreach and housing placements at Anthy's Drive, and described contingency planning for potential federal funding disruptions.
Allison Cantway of the Office of Homeless Services told the Metropolitan Government Public Health & Safety Committee that the city’s point-in-time count recorded 2,180 people experiencing literal homelessness this year, a 4.1% increase from the prior year. Cantway said 602 of those were unsheltered — people sleeping outdoors, in vehicles or other places not meant for human habitation — and that unsheltered counts were likely reduced on the night of the count because the cold weather overflow shelter was open.
Cantway said the office submitted the point-in-time numbers to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and that HUD must approve the submission before Metro shares the…
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