Twice a year, volunteers with the Housing and Homelessness Coalition conduct a count of unsheltered homeless individuals in Marathon County. Last week's count hit a record high of 29. Typically summer counts, when it's warmer outside, tend to be higher than January counts. Previous July numbers ranged from 10-22. The homeless count is a snapshot of homelessness on any given day and offers us another perspective of what homelessness looks like here; it is not the total number of people experiencing homelessness. The following day the Coalition hosted their twice annual Project Connect, a resource fair featuring 13 community partners, to connect individuals facing housing challenges with organizations that might be able to assist them. Students and staff from the State College of Beauty Culture provided 30 free haircuts and a free lunch was served to more than 75 people by the Salvation Army of Wausau.
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