Regional Task Force on Homelessness<\/a>\u00a0and provides a one-day total of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the county, including those in emergency shelters and safe parking lots.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Point-in-Time Count is a vital tool that helps us understand homelessness in our community and shape how we approach solutions,\u201d said Dijana Beck, director of the County Office of Homeless Solutions. \u201cEvery volunteer plays a critical role in ensuring we have accurate data to secure resources and create programs that make a real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the county dropped by 7%, with a drop of about 14% in the city of San Diego, according to the data. The volunteers found 9,905 people experiencing homelessness throughout the county, down from 10,605 in 2024.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s data showed 5,714 unsheltered San Diegans, with 4,191 individuals in shelters and transitional housing.<\/p>\n
The task force organizes and trains volunteers. Those who sign up go out in small groups to help conduct a brief survey and do a headcount of people they encounter living outside. Volunteers can select designated areas to participate, according to a county statement.<\/p>\n
The information collected is used to apply for federal and state funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Diego County is encouraging residents to volunteer for the annual Point In Time County, a snapshot of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[6644,66938,23,100,74,76,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-134776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-homeless-count","9":"tag-kogo-news","10":"tag-local-news","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-san-diego","13":"tag-san-diego-headlines","14":"tag-san-diego-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}