New Hampshire prepares for yearly count of people experiencing homelessness
Fire Chief Dan Goonan and Fire/EMS Officer Chris Hickey do rounds at an encampment for the homeless under the Amoskeag Bridge on May 15. CAROL ROBIDOUX / Manchester Ink Link
New Hampshire will move forward with its yearly count of individuals experiencing homeless on Wednesday.
Each year, communities across the country use one day in January to get a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness. This data informs what kind of support and funding are needed at a federal and local level.
“It informs all kinds of services that come into our state. So we want to get as accurate a count as possible because we want to get the funding to the places that need it,” said Melissa Hatfield, who leads the state’s Bureau of Housing Supports.