Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative's 2024 Point-in-Time Count reveals a big jump in the number of un-housed people. Chairman Carlos Baldovinos says he sees things improving overall, but admits that drug abuse and mental health problems complicate the issue.
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In a novel bid to generate more affordable housing, Kern County is converting empty churches and blighted strip malls into apartment units for former foster youths at risk of homelessness.
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