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Las Vegas-Area Count Of Homeless People Finds Fewer in 2019

Jul 12, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Southern Nevada officials say a homeless count has found fewer people living in shelters or on the streets in 2019 than last year.

Clark County officials announced Thursday that the count conducted over two days in January recorded 5,286 people.

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Hundreds Of Volunteers Work To Count Homeless In Southern Nevada

Jan 24, 2019

Hundreds of volunteers worked through the night Tuesday and into the morning Wednesday to conduct the annual homeless count for Clark County.

The Southern Nevada Homeless Census is a requirement in order for the county to receive some federal grants that support the homeless.

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Nevada Ranks No. 1 For Unsheltered Homeless Youth

Nov 02, 2018

When you think of a homeless person, you might not think of a young person.

But the fact is, children and teens are homeless; some of them are even alone on the streets.

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Homeless Population Continues To Grow In Southern Nevada

Feb 05, 2018

Las Vegas has one of the highest homeless populations in the country.

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Homeless Count Underway In Southern Nevada

Jan 25, 2018

A count of homeless people in the valley took place overnight, as part of Clark County's annual homeless census.

Hundreds of volunteers checked local sidewalks, vacant lots and drainage tunnels for homeless people.

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Counting The Homeless On The Streets, In The Tunnels, And At The Mountains

Feb 10, 2017

Late last month, Caridad Charity participated in the gathering of homeless statistics for the new 2017 census count.

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County Seeking Volunteers For Homeless Tallies In Las Vegas Area

Jan 11, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Organizers say volunteers are needed for an annual effort to count every person living on the streets in and around Las Vegas.

The Southern Nevada Homeless Census is scheduled overnight Jan. 24-25.

Training sessions will be held Jan. 19.

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Reporting Change Shows Las Vegas-Area Homelessness About Steady

May 15, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After changing how numbers are reported, officials say they believe a point-in-time count of southern Nevada's homeless population found about the same number of people living on area streets as in previous years.

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Clark County Homeless Population Is Rising

Jan 26, 2015

Clark County’s homeless population is growing. The final tally of the 2014 homeless count was 9,417. That's up 28 percent from the year before. The...

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Homeless Count

Jan 20, 2011

Advocates are preparing for the 2011 Homeless Count at the end of January. For two days volunteers will try to get a head count of those who are homeless in Las Vegas and surrounding areas. The count is important because it can help determining the number of services needed and help get federal money to pay for those services.