FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Triad woman will be helping lawmakers in the statewide fight against homelessness.

Last week, Governor Josh Stein’s Office relaunched the interagency council for coordinating homelessness programs. Karon McKinney, the senior director of the United Way of Forsyth County, was appointed to that council.

“We’ve had a 19 percent uptick in homelessness in the state of North Carolina, and that tracks with our national data,” McKinney said.

McKinney caught someone’s attention with the work she’s been doing at United Way of Forsyth County.

“The VA told us that we solved veterans homelessness last fall with United Way and our partners,” McKinney said.

McKinney said that the battle is not over. With the new council, she will be able to see what’s working in other

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