Posted in Caring, Escambia County

Homeless count increases 62 percent

   April 26, 2023

At its General Coalition meeting yesterday, Opening Doors released the Point-in-Time Count for 2023 – 1,180, up 62% from last year.

Opening Doors has been tracking homelessness since 2007, and the previous highest count was in 2010, 1,160.

We also learned that Opening Doors Northwest Florida and Community Action no longer have funds for rent, utility and deposit assistance as April 13.  Financial assistance will resume on or after July 2023.

I will have more on this later.

 

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