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Trust reports fewer people experiencing homelessness in January PIT count and improved housing placements, but length of homelessness rose
Summary
Staff reported a 5% overall decline in the Trust’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless count year‑over‑year, including a 17% reduction in unsheltered homelessness, while also noting longer average lengths of homelessness and operational challenges tied to documentation and limited exits to permanent housing.
Trust staff reported that the January point‑in‑time (PIT) count showed a 5% reduction in total homelessness from the prior year, driven largely by a 17% reduction in unsheltered homelessness.
The presentation, delivered by system performance staff and summarized by Executive Director Vicky Millett, included the following headline figures: 2,757 people in shelter, 858 people unsheltered, and a total of 3,615 people counted across Miami‑Dade in the…
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