The results of the Point-in-Time survey reflects a rising homeless population in Buncombe County.
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The results of the Point-in-Time survey reflects a rising homeless population in Buncombe County.
In 2005, city and county officials adopted the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, an ambitious collaboration involving many local agencies. Significant progress has been made: Since 2005, chronic homelessness is down 82 percent, from 293 people to just 54, city officials say. Yet there are still homeless folks on local streets.
Local activists hold memorial for 22 who died homeless in 2011.