The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness carried out its 34th annual One Night Count of homeless people on January 24. Eight hundred volunteers combed the streets to count the men, women and children sleeping outdoors without shelter. Agencies that operate shelters and transitional housing programs also recorded select information on the people they served that night.
The findings are grim: at least 3,117 people were without shelter that night, which recorded a low of 33ºF in the Seattle area. This number is an increase of 14% over last year’s results.
Read the Coalition’s press release for this year’s count here.