Katie Wilson, the executive director of the organization Close to Home which conducts the count, argues the increase isn't actually significant.SAN ANTONIO — Every year, the point-in-time count provides a snapshot of homelessness in Bexar County. This year 3,372 people are experiencing homelessness, according to the count. It's a 6.8% increase from last year.
According to the report there has been an 11% increase in families, with at least one child needing to be sheltered. The organization wrote in a statement:"Haven will not turn a family in Bexar County away from receiving services. The increase in families experiencing homelessness can be attributed to a number of things including inflation, rent prices on the rise, eviction moratorium being lifted after Covid.""We also increased our bed capacity by 10%. So looking at those factors, I think we're pretty flat because of all of the work that we're doing," Wilson said.