Point in Time Count reveals 5% increase in homeless children in Vermont

Messenger File PhotoFlags in Taylor Park represent the number of people unhoused in Franklin County during an event in 2023. In January 2026, counters registered 169 people as homeless in Franklin County. Thirty-nine were children. VERMONT — The point in time count for 2026 was released Tuesday, with child homelessness across Vermont increasing by 5% from 2025.Each year, the Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance and Institute for Community Alliances team up to count the homeless population in Vermont over one day in late January and issue a report. This year, the count was completed on Jan. 28, and counters registered 3,286 individuals as homeless in Vermont, a 3% total decrease from 2025. That includes 667 children under the age of 18.

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