Health & Fitness
Pandemic Bright Spot: Miami-Dade's Homeless Population Declined
"We don't put people in shelters these days. We put them in our quarantine program, which is a hotel program."
September 20, 2021
As so many were hit hard during this past year and a half, there was an unexpected bright spot.
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According to Miami-Dade County’s most recent Homeless Census, it shows the lowest homeless population in 25 years, which includes both sheltered and unsheltered individuals.
Ron Book, Chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust, says the COVID pandemic actually contributed to that.
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