Delaware sees dramatic hike in homelessness amid pandemic
JOSÉ IGNACIO CASTAÑEDA PEREZ, Delaware News Journal
June 5, 2021
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Delaware has seen a 35% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the past year, though local experts say the total is likely far higher due to the challenges of counting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost 60% of that increase were children, according to a recent report from the Housing Alliance Delaware, a statewide nonprofit that performed the countand aims to alleviate issues facing the homeless population.
The count didn’t include unsheltered people living in cars and encampments due to COVID-19 precautions and logistical challenges this year – communities that would drive up the total number of people experiencing homeless across Delaware.