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Douglas County reports near-zero unsheltered count in winter point-in-time; officials cite co-response
Summary
Douglas County officials reported submitting 45 winter point-in-time surveys to MDHI with 0 defined encampments and only four people sleeping outdoors in unincorporated areas; county leaders credited co-response teams and discussed follow-up policy options including vehicle-camping ordinances.
Douglas County officials on March 12 reported winter point-in-time (PIT) data they have submitted to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI), saying the county recorded very low unsheltered counts in unincorporated areas.
Rand Clark of the Department of Community Services said Douglas County submitted 45 surveys from the Jan. 26, 2026 night of counting and reported "0 encampments" as defined by their protocol. Clark gave the county-level breakdown the initiative submitted to MDHI: 23 people recorded in shelter or temporary housing, 18 people sleeping in vehicles, and four people sleeping outside. Clark said the submission will be verified and deduplicated at the regional level and the…
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