Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Point-in-time count: Kalamazoo County records 791 people experiencing homelessness in Jan. 2025; racial disparities persist
Summary
Continuum of Care officials reported 791 people counted on the night of the 2025 point-in-time count (709 sheltered, 82 unsheltered), a 19% increase from 2024, and highlighted large racial disparities and the effect of temporary hotel sheltering.
Kalamazoo County’s Continuum of Care (CoC) presented results of the Jan. 2025 point-in-time count to commissioners on Oct. 7, reporting 791 people experiencing homelessness on the single-night snapshot. Of those, 709 were sheltered and 82 were unsheltered. The total was a 19% increase from 2024 and is the largest total recorded in the county since at least 2011.
CoC director Patrice Griffin and data lead Carrie Bosch said the jump in sheltered individuals is partly attributable to an emergency “heads-in-beds” hotel initiative run around the time of the count during extreme cold…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
