The rate of new people falling into homelessness in Santa Clara County spiked 24% last year, even as the county housed more people than ever before in a single year, according to a report released Tuesday.
Despite the recent spike in people becoming unhoused, Tuesday's report shows the rate is still an improvement since 2019. For every household placed into housing in 2019, 2.5 became unhoused. In 2023, the ratio was 1 to 1.7.
We will never be able to catch up to the need if we don't get more pragmatic with our approach... We need to pivot fast and prioritize prevention and basic, safe shelter that takes
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