2023 street survey
On August 30th, the Catholic Action Center partnered with the Central Ky Housing and Homelessness Initiative (CKHHI) and the Street Voice Council to conduct the 2023 Street Survey. The purpose was to get a broader look at the current situation of homelessness in Lexington; the survey included those who are left out of the annual HUD count (i.e. hospitals, detention centers, treatment programs, couch-surfers). Teams of trained community volunteers, Street Voice Council members and the Sheriff’s Department conducted surveys between 9:00am and 11:30pm meeting our brothers and sisters who live outside in camps, in their cars, in abandoned buildings or are doubled up.
Volunteers also contacted 43 agencies including hospitals, schools, the detention center, treatment centers, and shelters to get the number of people experiencing homelessness in their programs.
The survey found:
2,410 Individuals experiencing homelessness
412 unsheltered
398 Adults
338 Outside / in Camps
31 in Vehicles
14 in Abandoned Buildings
15 in Other Buildings
14 Children
360 doubled up or staying on a friend’s couch
110 Adults
250 Children
751 in recovery programs
730 Adults
21 Children
406 in shelters
373 Adults
33 Children
348 in transitional housing / motels
257 Adults
91 Children
76 in detention centers
76 Adults
57 in hospitals
57 Adults