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Miami-Dade point-in-time count shows 17% drop in unsheltered homelessness; cold‑weather activations brought people into shelters
Summary
At a Trust meeting, officials reported the county'wide point-in-time count found a 17% decline in unsheltered homelessness, with modest increases in sheltered numbers tied to cold-weather activations. Staff described retention rates from two activations and cautioned HUD reporting lags.
Annie Millett, a member of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust board, reported that the county'conducted its annual point-in-time count on Jan. 23 and recorded a 17% decrease in unsheltered homelessness compared with the prior count, the lowest unsheltered level since January 2014.
The reduction in unsheltered homelessness came as sheltered counts rose slightly amid cold-weather activations. Millett said the Trust recorded a 4% increase in people sheltered during the count period and that the net combined sheltered and unsheltered homelessness declined by 2% overall. "We…
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