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Lewiston point-in-time count: 101 people unsheltered in January 2025; youth center urges more housing
Summary
Michelle King of the LC Valley Youth Resource Center told the City Council Lewiston counted 101 unsheltered people on Jan. 29, 2025 — including 17 veterans and 12 under-18s — and urged more housing rather than only shelter services.
Michelle King, co-founder and volunteer president of the LC Valley Youth Resource Center, told the Lewiston City Council the region’s January 29, 2025 HUD point-in-time count recorded 101 unsheltered people in Lewiston.
King said the count — the most conservative HUD measure because it only includes people located in person and sleeping in places not meant for human habitation — found 42 people living in vehicles, 33 sleeping outdoors, and eight in tents or farm buildings. Twelve were under 18; 17 were veterans; 13 were fleeing domestic violence. Sixty-one people…
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