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Polk County counts 308 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness; most unsheltered people in vehicles or RVs, officials say
Summary
Polk County Family and Community Outreach staff told the Polk County Board of Commissioners on May 27 that a coordinated January Point‑in‑Time (PIT) count found 308 unduplicated individuals who were homeless or at imminent risk, and that the county’s homeless response system housed 369 people since June 2023.
Polk County Family and Community Outreach staff told the Polk County Board of Commissioners on May 27 that a coordinated January Point‑in‑Time (PIT) count found 308 unduplicated individuals who were homeless or at imminent risk, and that the county’s homeless response system housed 369 people since June 2023.
"This year...we had 308 total individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, and this is an unduplicated number," said Stephanie Gilbert, Polk County Family and Community Outreach program manager. "The majority is unsheltered."
Gilbert and Ryan Pollard, the county’s homeless prevention and outreach coordinator, said the PIT count on Jan. 22 used a broader,…
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