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A countywide point-in-time count conducted by EveryOne Home revealed a 5%decrease in houselessness in the city of Berkeley from 2019 to 2022, according to a May 16 press release from Mayor Jesse Arreguín.
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As the world enters the second winter of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Berkeley’s homeless shelters remain at reduced capacity and continue to have pandemic precautions in place, with more people in need of shelter than there are beds available.
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As a result of COVID-19 concerns, Alameda County will request a waiver to not conduct its biennial, federally mandated count of homeless residents this year.
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In this year’s homeless point-in-time count, it was reported that 1,108 persons currently experience homelessness in the city of Berkeley, an increase of 14 percent since the last count in 2017.
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Within two weeks of opening, the Pathways STAIR Navigation Center has been completely filled and has found permanent housing for five people.
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In a 2017 annual assessment conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, Alameda County’s homeless population ranks among the largest homeless communities in the nation.
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Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to develop policies to increase support and resources for the city’s homeless youth population Tuesday.
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Berkeley’s iconic People’s Park could include supportive housing for its homeless residents in the future, as part of UC Berkeley’s larger effort to redevelop the site.
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Volunteers counted 664 homeless living outside of shelters, the highest number of unsheltered individuals counted in Berkeley and Alameda County in the last eight years, in their biennial census of Berkeley’s homeless.
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