YORK COUNTY, S.C. — Volunteers in York County last week conducted a Point-in-Time Count of its homeless population.
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There have been 260 people identified who are experiencing homelessness so far, officials said Tuesday.
Results are still being calculated so that number could rise.
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That number is 8% higher than last year.
Officials also say a lot of them are trying to find jobs but can’t.
They say they also ran into more people who are homeless after fleeing domestic violence situations.
A full report from that point in time count will be available this spring.
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