In a point in time survey coordinated by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association across the state (excluding Ada County), 1,611 homeless individuals were counted January 25, 2023. This number is approaching the numbers noted in 2020. (The survey did include a note that the pandemic limited the scope of the survey in 2021 and 2022.)
May 19, 2024
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May 19, 2024 1:08 a.m.
Almost Home: North Idaho families face barriers to permanent housing
The western sun beat down on Heather Bischof's front porch as her son Austin, 7, and daughter Ellie played in the water on the lawn during the heat of a summerlike May evening.