YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Homelessness continues to grow in York County.
A recent count of its homeless population identified 460 people experiencing homelessness, a 17% increase from last year. It’s the second highest count for the county within the last ten years.
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“Starting in 2022, we saw those numbers begin to creep up again, and we have seen them continue to creep up as a result of the loss of those additional benefits, as well as the significant increases in the costs of housing and the availability of housing that we’ve seen here,” said Kelly Blechertas, program coordinator with the York County Coalition on Homelessness…