The number of sheltered people in the San Antonio area rose nearly 25% from 2019, while the number of unsheltered people fell 25%, according to Close to Home.
The number of homeless people in the San Antonio area jumped last year as families and the organizations trying to help them battled inflation, rising rents and declining federal resources. The increasing numbers, which slightly outpaced the county’s general population growth, are prompting shelters to expand capacities and launch new initiatives. Hundreds of volunteers who fanned out across Bexar County on Jan. 23 to conduct the annual point-in-time count tallied 3,372 homeless people.
Report: More than half of San Antonio-area renter households spend too much of their income on rent Wilson cautioned that there are limitations to the point-in-time count. It’s a one-time snapshot and this year’s tally was done on a rainy day, making it more difficult for surveyors to complete all their questions. Those staying with friends and family members or booking rooms at motels are not reflected in the numbers.
San Antonio is clearing more homeless encampments than ever Last year, the first residents began moving into Towne Twin Village, a permanent, single-site housing community with services for older chronically homeless people. The nonprofit Housing First Community Coalition is converting about 17 vacant acres at 4711 Dietrich Road on the East Side into more than 200 tiny homes, RV trailers and apartments.
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