RIVERSIDE – For the first time in six years, the results from Riverside County’s Point in Time Count reveal a decrease in the number of persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness.The unsheltered count decreased 8% and is the result of housing investments made with $196 million in COVID-19 relief funding that helped 26,665 households remain housed during the pandemic. The count identified a total of 3,316 sheltered and unsheltered homeless adults and children throughout the county, which is 15% higher than the count in 2020, which was 2,884.The count was conducted Feb. 23-25 and included counts on the street, in unincorporated areas, and events to draw in homeless youth. The county is federally required to perform an annual census of people living in shelters and transitio
