St. Thomas Hits Key Milestone in Push to End Homelessness

St. Thomas hits key milestone in push to end homelessness

The Railway City’s innovative housing strategy is chugging along and on track toward ending its homelessness crisis – and it’s now reached a watershed moment.

St. Thomas reaches milestone in fight against homelessness

St. Thomas officials say for the first time, more people are being lifted out of homelessness than are becoming homeless. Figures from the city show roughly 79 people have moved into housing so far in 2026, while about 69 people were identified as becoming homeless.

Homelessness on the rise in Niagara, New York state

The number of homeless people in an area that includes Niagara, Orleans and Erie counties rose by 81% between 2022 and 2024, according to a report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office.

St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis counties see state’s highest increase in homelessness rate

The number of unhoused people in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties has risen by 54% between 2022 and 2024, according to a report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office.