Sarah Hutmacher, chief operation officer for The San Diego River Park Foundation, interviews Adam and Julie during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. The couple was living at an encampment under the 163 in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Photos: Homeless count
U-T photographers Nelvin C. Cepeda, Meg McLaughlin and Alejandro Tamayo capture volunteers countywide as they tally those living unsheltered for the annual point-in-time count.
Volunteers ready their supplies and maps before the annual point-in-time count in on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Escondido, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Carla Vanegas, director of outreach, San Diego Rescue Mission speaking to the group at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Yarisbeth Leyva, center, and other volunteers check their maps while searching for people experiencing homelessness as part of the annual point-in-time count in on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Escondido, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Carla Vanegas, director of outreach, San Diego Rescue Mission getting information from person sleeping under a bridge in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Carla Vanegas, director of outreach, San Diego Rescue Mission looking for people sleeping next to a freeway entrance in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)On the right Stacie Perez, volunteer getting information from Jeffery Johnson, homeless for four years in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Carla Vanegas, director of outreach, San Diego Rescue Mission handing a card to a person sleeping near a freeway entrance in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. On the left Stacie Perez, volunteer and Kalo Barbukov, outreach coordinator, San Diego Rescue Mission on the right speaking with a person living on the streets in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. On the left Gustavo, living on the streets speaks with Kalo Barbukov, outreach coordinator, San Diego Rescue Mission in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Logan Goverman surveys Kenneth Brothers, a community member experiencing homelessness, as part of the annual point-in-time count in on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Escondido, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Logan Goverman, right, surveys Richard Abood, a community member experiencing homelessness for the past 3 years, as part of the annual point-in-time count in on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Escondido, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Logan Goverman, left, surveys Richard Abood, a community member experiencing homelessness for the past 3 years, as part of the annual point-in-time count in on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Escondido, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Carla Vanegas, director of outreach, San Diego Rescue Mission looking for people sleeping next to a freeway in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Sarah Hutmacher (r), chief operation officer for The San Diego River Park Foundation, briefs her team for the annual point-in-time count in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Just before sunrise, Sarah Hutmacher, chief operation officer for The San Diego River Park Foundation, leads her team for the annual point-in-time count into the tunnels under the 163 freeway in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Sarah Hutmacher, chief operation officer for The San Diego River Park Foundation, interviews Adam and Julie during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. The couple was living at an encampment under the 163 in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Two volunteers interview a homeless man on Jan. 30 in Mission Valley during the annual point-in-time count of those living unsheltered in the region. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Ian Fernandez (l), Sarah Hutmacher, and Jade Paschall (standing) interview an individual living in a tent during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. The encampment was located under the 163 freeway in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in San Diego, CA.Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. Stacie Perez in the red pants and Embrie Tapia standing up, volunteers speaking with a person living on the streets off Euclid Ave in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. A homeless camp off Euclid Ave in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. “Living Through Personal Crisis” book rest on a sleeping area at a homeless camp off Euclid Ave in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Terri Sickels interviewed David during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. David has been homeless for the past 5 years and is currently living at an encampment under the 163 freeway in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Sarah Hutmacher, chief operation officer for The San Diego River Park Foundation, interviewed James during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. James was living at an encampment under the 163 freeway in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Sarah Hutmacher, chief operation officer for The San Diego River Park Foundation, interviews Elijah Biddle,27 during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. Biddle was living at an encampment under the 163 freeway in Mission Valley near the San Diego Riverbed on Thursday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Carla Vanegas, director of outreach, San Diego Rescue Mission looking for people sleeping next to a freeway in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. On the left Kalo Barbukov, outreach coordinator, San Diego Rescue Mission speaking to a veteran sleeping under the 805 freeway in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. A veteran sleeping in a parking lot in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Volunteers participate in the Point-in-Time Count. Jack Curran from Escondido living on the streets, he checks his cell phone in National City on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A breakfast is served to homeless and low-income community at Interfaith Community Services on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Escondido, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Sarah Hutmacher (l), chief operation officer for the San Diego River Park Foundation, and Morgan Justice-Black (r) interviewed Isaiah Jones, 25, during the annual point-in-time count for those living unsheltered. Jones was living at an encampment in Fashion Valley near the San Diego Riverbed. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
