WEBCommunity-specific data is critical in helping us identify trends and patterns of homelessness in Memphis and Shelby County. Measuring the extent of homelessness is essential to ending it. Our data provides us with insights into the lives of those affected and gives us high-level knowledge about the efficacy of various interventions and supports.
WEBThe Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is an annual count of sheltered and unsheltered homelessness on a single night in January. It is held toward the end of the month during the hours when unsheltered individuals are most likely to be identified. Required nationally by HUD (Housing and Urban Development), the PIT Count provides a snapshot of ...
WEBintervention for ending homelessness in Memphis/Shelby County, as well as across the United States. In our community, overall homelessness has declined an average 6% a year since 2012, per the point-in-time count. Our community is equipped with resources to impact positive change. Housing First practices are a cost-effective solution to ...
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Homelessness in Memphis: answers to common misconceptions …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · 0:50. On a misty, fog-riddled morning 41 volunteers descended upon the streets of Memphis with one goal in mind: find as many unhoused persons sleeping outside as possible and count them. Of ...
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Point-in-Time annual count finds fewer people living homeless
WEBAug 12, 2021 · The 2021 count was able to account for 739 people experiencing homelessness. That's about 300 fewer people than the year prior reflecting a decreasing trend over the years. Point-in-Count...
WEBJan 28, 2014 · At 31.7 percent, the 2012 rate of homelessness per 10,000 people in Memphis-Shelby County exceeded the state rate of 15 percent. In 2011, the Mayors’ Committee to End Homelessness, led by the City and County Mayors, entered the implementation phase of its ten year plan to end homelessness.
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As homelessness increases, Memphis schools and communities …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · With 538 enrolled students identified as homeless as of Sept. 29, the number of homeless children in Shelby County Schools had jumped by 36% from last fall, raising questions about how...
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Homelessness in Memphis: Extend hearts and help to our most …
WEBJan 31, 2024 · Last June, the HUB executive director estimated there were 3,500 to 4,200 homeless individuals in Memphis. At the Jan. 29 Shelby County Commission meeting, Commissioner Britney Thornton, a ...
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Memphis homeless encampments cleared out through state-city …
WEBJun 16, 2023 · Johnson said there are an estimated 3,500 to 4,200 homeless people in Memphis right now, counting those who are in hospitals, abandoned buildings, living out of their cars, couch surfing, or in a shelter. The HUB, said …
