New data will help update Billings homeless count

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Data collected recently by volunteers will help update the homeless count in Billings.

The Billings Gazette reports (https://bit.ly/2kztjc7 ) about 50 people volunteered in the city Thursday and Friday to survey people in an effort tied to the national 2017 Point in Time Homeless Survey.

Results are typically released in April and will help determine federal and local funding.

Last year’s count put the population at around 500 people in Billings.

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Information from: The Billings Gazette, https://www.billingsgazette.com