Point In Time Count

The homeless population of New Bedford has decreased seven percent in the latest Point-in-Time Count, conducted during the last 10 days of January.

Carrying out the 25-hour count will be members of the Homeless Service Providers Network and other volunteers.

In his weekly appearance on WBSM Wednesday, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell discussed a number of humanitarian issues currently affecting the city.

Mayor Jon Mitchel kicked off New Bedford's annual point-in-time count program at City Hall today. Teams of volunteers will be walking the streets and checking hot-spots like shelters and transitional houses to count the homeless in the city...