Providence Journal: Report: Homeless count in RI rises by 1.7 percent

By Associated Press

Posted Dec 6, 2017 at 12:54 PM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The homeless population in Rhode Island has increased by nearly 2 percent.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its annual Point in Time count on Wednesday.

The report showed there were nearly 554,000 homeless people nationwide during local tallies conducted in January. That's up nearly 1 percent from 2016.

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