Cody Shaw of the Council for the Homeless knocks on the door of a recreational vehicle parked along Fort Vancouver Way while helping with the Point in Time Count on Thursday morning. Point in Time is an annual count of people experiencing homelessness, which feeds the yearly report. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Homelessness in Clark County is on the rise.
Just-released data from Clark County’s primary nonprofit homeless service provider indicates homelessness is up 9 percent from a year ago.
Results from the Point in Time head count taken in communities across the country on a single day each year were released Wednesday, indicating 1,300 people were experiencing homelessness either outside, in a shelter or living in a transitional housing option in Clark County when the survey was conducted Jan.
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