Last year, volunteers conducting the count recorded 9,435 people experiencing homelessness, down from 9,642 in 2023.

Samantha Stangl texted her on Jan. 11, as the cold front was moving in, seeking help. Stangl is executive director of House Everyone STL, a nonprofit working to connect businesses and civic organizations to groups that help the homeless population.

Housing Forward, Dallas’ lead homelessness response agency, is seeking $5.6 million in city dollars to bolster the Street to Home initiative — a program city officials say can cut unsheltered homelessness in half by 2026.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development characterizes households as “cost-burdened” when they spend more than 30% of their income on rent, mortgage payments, and other housing costs. Households spending more than 50% of their income on housing costs are considered “severely cost-burdened.”

A house that will accommodate young people at risk of homelessness has been opened after a £1.3m renovation. Hewmar House in Gloucester will provide rooms for eight adults aged between 18 and 25 from February. The residents will be supported to develop essential life skills such as cooking and be given access to mental health support.

Local advocates are intensifying efforts to support the rising number of homeless individuals in Phenix City and Columbus.

Homelessness in New York has dramatically worsened between 2022 to 2024. Asylum seekers are the main cause of the issue, accounting for 88% of the homeless.

Miracle Hill Ministries is a non-profit organization in upstate South Carolina that provides services to homeless adults such as food, shelter, clothing, addiction recovery, personal development, and counseling. Their mission is to “exist so that homeless children and adults receive food and shelter with compassion.”

One-room houses line the grass and gravel roads of Promise Pointe, intertwining between various community buildings marked by small street signs.

"As mayor, I am committed to the continuation of equity, which is actually stronger and better than equality because it meets people where they are and brings them up," Ali said. "Equity is fairness for all and meeting people where they are and making sure they get what they need to succeed."

Hope House serves about 93 families per year in County, but there are still 100 people waiting to get into a homeless shelter.

Today marked the annual Point in Time Count, a federally mandated survey to assess the number of people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County.