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What's The Point Of Counting The Homeless?

caption: The Jungle: a green beltway east of Interstate 5 where dozens of homeless people live.
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The Jungle: a green beltway east of Interstate 5 where dozens of homeless people live.
KUOW Photo/Gil Aegerter

Bill Radke speaks with Mark Putnam about the 2016 One Nigh Count. The One Night Count is designed to give King County a snapshot of how many people are unsheltered on our streets in a single night. Putnam is the director of All Home King County, the agency responsible for the count.

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