homelessness

Veterans experiencing homelessness often face a host of barriers to health care. For many, the only option is the emergency room, which fragments care and pushes them into crisis more quickly.

Mike Switzer interviews Kieley Sutton, assistant public defender for the Fifth Judicial Circuit and the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense.

Mike Switzer interviews Kieley Sutton, assistant public defender for the Fifth Judicial Circuit and the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense.

Mike Switzer interviews Kyle Harding, executive director of the Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Kyle Harding, executive director of the Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Kyle Harding, executive director of the Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Kyle Harding, executive director of the Oliver Gospel Mission in Columbia, SC.

A downturn in the number of people found to be experiencing homelessness in York County could be due to a lot of things. So could an uptick in Lancaster County.

With a broader use of a phone-based survey, homeless services providers in Rock Hill are hoping expanded (and faster) data can help the city craft more effective programs, end to end.

The PIT count happens at the end of every January, across the country. With expanded questions and a growing focus on homelessness, cities like Rock Hill and Columbia want their data to yield new ways to combat an escalating problem.