SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The number of people exiting homelessness in San Diego County exceeded the number of people who became homeless last month, according to new data from the Regional Task Force on Homelessness released on Friday. Throughout November, 950 people left the homelessness system and were placed in housing, while 894 people fell into the system for the first time, the agency reports. This monthly data reverses a trend in the region that has held for nearly three years, since March 2022, where the number of people becoming homeless for the first time outpaced those who were successfully placed in housing. Future of proposed high-rise in Pacific Beach to be decided at City Hall It mirrors another report from the agency released last week indicating there was about 30% more people who entered housing than became homeless this year compared to 2023, promoting cautious optimism in local leaders that efforts to tackle the crisis are beginning to pay off. “The demand is still there, that hasn’t changed,” Regional Task Force on Homelessness CEO Tamara Kohler said in a statement. “But we are housing more people and that’s encouraging for a lot of reasons but mostly because we know housing solves homelessness." "We obviously want to see these trend lines continue in 2025, but I’ll say this again: we need more housing across the board, and we need a dedicated funding source to help our most vulnerable friends, neighbors, seniors, veterans, and families," she continued. The latest report comes weeks before the hundreds of volunteers with the Regional Task Force on Homelessness are set to fan out across the county to conduct the annual point-in-time count, tallying the region's unhoused population. The count is set to take place on Jan. 30. According to the November report, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness had about 28,946 active clients in its system countywide, including those who are living in shelters, permanent housing, safe havens and transitional housing.