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The point-in-time count for the homeless population often misses those who crash on friends' couches or stay in cheap motels due to a lack of shelters. Dale Dean, from Cheyenne, Wyo., is one of them.

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In Rural America, Homeless Population May Be Bigger Than You Think

4:27pm February 18, 2016

by Miles Bryan

The rural homeless often crash with friends or stay in cheap motels on cold nights due to a lack of shelters. But this means homeless tallies miss them — and the state gets less funding to help them.

City officials struggle to find temporary housing as the homeless population grows and temperatures drop.

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As Temperatures Drop, Shelter Needs For Homeless Families Rise

1:52pm February 06, 2015

by Lauren Hodges

A homeless crisis in D.C. mirrors the increased need for sheltering the homeless in several American cities. Administrations examine possible solutions before space and resources run out.