An organization that works to combat homelessness says its most recent street census indicates there are more unhoused people living in Winnipeg than at any point since the surveys began in 2015.
On Tuesday, End Homelessness Winnipeg released preliminary results of its 2024 Winnipeg street census, which saw volunteers head out onto the streets to collect homelessness data in the city over a seven-day period last November.
A total of 160 volunteers visited encampments and designated routes at service provider locations in the city. The survey also collected administrative data on homelessness.
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The point-in-time survey, conducted roughly every two years, is intended to provide a snapshot of how many people are experiencing homele