The 2023 numbers presented continuing disparities among the homeless population. Black people make up about 12% of New Jersey's population, but account for 47% of the state's homeless count. Homeless by county ⚫ Atlantic: 440 individuals (4% of New Jersey's count) ⚫ Bergen: 396 (4%...
The 2023 numbers presented continuing disparities among the homeless population. Black people make up about 12% of New Jersey's population, but account for 47% of the state's homeless count. Homeless by county ⚫ Atlantic: 440 individuals (4% of New Jersey's count) ⚫ Bergen: 396 (4%...
Homelessness among people in families with children also reached a record-high level in 2024 at more than 259,000, up from 186,000 in 2023. The numbers of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness also peaked at 497,256 and 274,224, respectively. The number of unaccompanied...
However, the true figure is likely to be much higher, as some individuals prefer to stay with family or friends - making it challenging to count the actual number of homeless people living in the country. In 2023, nearly half of the people experiencing homelessness were white, while the ...
HMIS says in their count from 2023, they located more than 9,000 people. Out of the more than 9,000 people located, more than 7,200 people stayed outdoors during some point of the year while more than 2,700 on the night of the county. The 2023 report also shows Black and African ...
In 2023, the count was 4% higher than in 2022. The team and its community partners, including hundreds of volunteers, canvassed across the county to count the number of people living in emergency shelters or outdoors on Jan. 24. The preliminary findings showed 2,843 people were with...
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Researchers also surveyed 400 unhoused people during the first six months. Of those individuals, nearly 80% said they were "continuously homeless" for over a year and 57% for more than three years. RELATED: Culver City may soon ban camping in public places 2023 homeless count begins in Los...
The CoCs for New York and Los Angeles - so-called Continuums of Care or local planning bodies coordinating the response to homelessness - saw around 88,000 and 71,000 homeless people in the early 2023 count. Seattle/King County registered around 14,000 homeless people when just counting the...
Homeless advocates argued that punishing people who need a place to sleep would criminalize homelessness. There was some positive news in the count, as homelessness among veterans continued to trend downwards. Homelessness among veterans dropped 8% to 32,882 in 2024. It was an even larg...