A count of the homeless in Stone County found 45 unsheltered people, about a third of whom are living in campers with no water or electricity.  Project Officer Gary Scharberg of Christian Associates says 32 adults and 13 children are among the unsheltered homeless located during last week’s Point in Time count, some living in cardboard boxes or sleeping in cars…

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Scharberg says there are also 62 sheltered homeless in Stone County, including 33 children.  Among them are the temporary residents of a domestic violence shelter, and those living in transitional housing.  Many of those individuals are receiving help through a homelessness prevention program.  For more information, contact Christian Associates at 417-739-3200. 

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There are more than 100 homeless in Stone County.  That according to the Point in Time count, conducted last week by volunteer teams with Christian Associates.  Project Officer Gary Scharberg says in addition to the unsheltered homeless, the count includes those residing transitional housing, and in a domestic violence shelter…

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Scharberg says there are 62 sheltered homeless in Stone County, including 33 children.  And, there are 32 adults and 13 children counted among the unsheltered homeless.  Those individuals are living in campers, cardboard boxes, or sleeping in their cars.  Scharberg says the number of unsheltered homeless has grown not only because of the poor economy and the mild weather, but also because of improvements in the way the count is conducted.  For more information, call Christian Associates at 417-739-3200.