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Local Woman Recounts How She Became Homeless – Add 2 <br />Point-in-Time Count Scheduled Jan. 26, 2022 <br />Anoka County, along with the other suburban counties, reports the total number of people <br />experiencing homelessness for one night in January ––this is Housing and Urban Development’s <br />Point-in-Time Count. Typically, HUD asks areas to conduct an unsheltered and sheltered count <br />of people experiencing homelessness; however, the unsheltered portion of the count was not done <br />in 2021, due to COVID-19. The number of people living in shelter or transitional housing in the <br />region was 610 individuals, or 386 households. The next Point-In-Time Count is scheduled <br />Jan. 26, 2022. <br />Reasons for homelessness vary from job loss, to increases in housing costs, mental health <br />issues, substance use, domestic violence, or unforeseen circumstances like a car accident or a <br />medical emergency. <br /> <br />-30- <br />DK:jr <br /> <br />