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City updates PIT count and asks council for funds, transport and state voucher advocacy
Summary
City staff and community partners reported a summer 2024 point-in-time count of 342 people experiencing homelessness (265 sheltered, 77 unsheltered), described rising first-time homelessness tied to rent increases, and requested $120,000 for seven-day transportation plus city advocacy for state-funded voucher pilots and expanded revolving loan capacity.
Matt Cruickshank, the city’s human services administrator, and partners with the Council of Community Services presented the summer 2024 point-in-time count and service outcomes to council.
They reported 342 individuals counted on the night of July 15, 2024 — 265 sheltered and 77 unsheltered — and noted an upward trend over recent years even though total counts remain below the city’s 2012 winter peak. Demographic and needs data…
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