BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — More than 100 service providers gathered at the Buffalo Convention Center to offer housing assistance, medical care, mental health services and other crucial resources to the city’s homeless population during the 17th annual Project Homeless Connect.
The one-day event comes as homelessness continues to surge across Western New York. A January report from the state comptroller shows roughly 1,500 people are homeless in the region — an 81% jump between 2022 and 2024.
“The idea is to bring everyone in one spot, so that way then our unhoused population can come and get to every single person,” said Jennifer Arroyo with the Western New York Coalition for the Homeless…