• Houston's unsheltered population falls 17 percent, with more finding refuge in shelters than in tents

"Every year, thousands of volunteers fan out across the country to take stock of their regions’ homeless populations. It’s this census, known as the Point-in-Time Count, that has brought Houston national recognition for its success in reducing its homeless population by roughly two-thirds since 2011."

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• Houston announces 17% decrease in street homelessness in 1 year, one of the biggest in city's history

"The City of Houston has announced a "remarkable" decrease in street homelessness from January 2022 to January 2023, according to a release."

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• Houston’s unsheltered population decreased by nearly 20% over the last year, new report says

"The annual report from the Coalition for the Homeless found 1,242 people living unsheltered throughout the Houston area in January."

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• Houston unsheltered homelessness declines

"Overall homelessness in the Houston area remained flat from last year, with the number of people living on the street down and the number of people in shelters up."

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• More unhoused people are finding shelter in Houston. Ending chronic homelessness is the next hurdle.

"New homelessness data for the area was released by the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County this week, with the 2023 mark showing little change from last year, but an increase in shelter capacity is keeping more people in safer conditions. Houston, considered a national model in reducing homelessness over the past decade, now looks to put a stop to chronic homelessness."

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• Annual count reveals another reduction in the homeless population in Houston area

"The economic hardships that came with the COVID-19 pandemic saw the number of people who are experiencing homelessness rise in many communities. The Coalition for the Homeless, an agency that spans Harris, Montgomery, and Fort Bend counties, says that’s not the case in the Houston-area. The results of the coalition’s annual Point-in-time Homeless Count, or PIT Count, support that claim."

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• The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County’s president and CEO to retire

"Whoever is chosen as the next president and CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County will lead the organization through a change in mayoral administration, changes in funding streams and the future work of the homeless response system, current President and CEO Michael Nichols noted."

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• Homelessness Hides in Plain Sight. So Does Its Fix.

"One in every 14 Americans experiences homelessness at some point. Our listeners who know about it firsthand talk to us. Plus:

• Michael Kimmleman, architecture critic for The New York Times. His article, “How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own,” was published in his Headways column of the Times, from June 14, 2022.
• Ana Rausch, Vice President of Operations for Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County."

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