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Point‑in‑time count shows spike in unsheltered population tied to Helene; Continuum of Care readies first strategic plan
Summary
City staff and the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care reported May 8 that the 2025 point-in-time count found 755 people (not including FEMA TSA participants) and that 35% of unsheltered respondents reported experiencing homelessness due to Tropical Storm Helene; the COC plans a three‑year strategic plan to guide responses.
Emily Ball, the city’s Homeless Strategy Division manager and the lead staff for the Asheville‑Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC), presented the results of the CoC’s Jan. 28, 2025 point‑in‑time count and said Helene substantially affected the local homelessness picture.
“Thirty‑five percent of people who were unsheltered on the night of the point in time count reported that their homelessness was due to Helene,” Ball told council. The CoC counted 755 people using an expanded methodology comparable to the prior year’s count; Ball said that because FEMA’s Transitional…
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