2005 South Carolina Homeless Count
The first ever statewide count of the homeless in South Carolina was conducted on January 27, 2005. The purpose of the count was to accomplish the following:
1) Provide an unduplicated count of all sheltered individuals and a reliable estimate of unsheltered individuals who are homeless on a particular day in January 2005;
2) Describe general characteristics of those who are homeless, e.g. age, gender, family status, veteran status, and presence of challenging conditions such as mental illness, addiction, illness/disability, or domestic violence;
3) Meet the requirements of U.S. HUD for gaps analysis to validate Supportive Housing Programs (SHP) applications; and
4) Provide reliable data for program and policy planning at the state and local levels
2005 Homeless Count Data
2005 Summary Analysis of the South Carolina Homeless Population.