2020 survey shows decline in homelessness in Chester County

This map details the location and number of unsheltered people on Jan. 23 of this year — the annual Point In Time Count for Chester County for those suffering homelessness. WEST CHESTER — A report compiled by the Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD) and the Decade to Doorways partnership has found that 522 people were identified as experiencing homelessness in  Chester...

County seeking volunteers to help ID homeless

Two shifts available for Point in Time Count on Jan. 29 Volunteers in the Point in Time Count will be looking for areas where homeless individuals have set up makeshift living arrangements. The county is seeking volunteers for the annual Point in Time Count, a one-night census of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in shelters or sleeping in places not meant for human habitation. This...