The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count shows the number of Bucks County residents sleeping in emergency shelters, transitional housing or outdoors increased 27% over the previous year. The federally mandated count is conducted by the Bucks County Housing and Community Development Department in the last week of January. For the eighth consecutive year, the PIT identified children sleeping outdoors. In line with nationwide trends, Bucks County saw both a 42% rise in seniors 55 and older experiencing homelessness, as well as a 35% increase in unhoused, unaccompanied youth ages 18 to 24.
Source: The Advance; 6/17/2024