(FOX40.COM) — On Wednesday, Sacramento County’s “point in time” count will begin, a report intended to provide valuable context and insight into addressing homelessness in the area.
The organization that conducts the count is Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF). This non-profit works with local, state, and federal agencies to “accomplish a shared goal of ending homelessness.”
Sacramento Steps Forward CEO Lisa Bates said, “The PIT is a huge community-wide effort that gives people a chance to make a meaningful contribution toward a better understanding of where we are and is a great way to contribute toward addressing and ultimately ending homelessness.”
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The last count, which was done in 2022 , found that over 9,000 people in Sacramento County were experiencing homelessness on a single night. The exact number, 9,728, was found to be a 67% increase from 2019.
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Sacramento County has the third largest chronic individual homeless population in the entire country, behind only Los Angeles and New York.