HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Homelessness has increased in Hamilton County according to the latest Hamilton Counted report from Mayor Weston Wamp’s office. According to data from the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, numbers sampled from a night back in January show that the number of homeless individuals has increased by more than 100.

The number of patients seen by the Hamilton County Homeless Healthcare Center has also gone up over the past year.

Baron King, the President and CEO of the CHATT Foundation, says these findings are in line with a 19% increase in homelessness across the country.

He says while lack of affordable housing is one key factor, he discussed that other factors could further increase these issues.

King said, “We think that we’re going to see a dramatic

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