TOPEKA (KSNT) — Multiple organizations and law enforcement walked around the capital city to conduct the annual Point in Time count. The Point in Time count for 2025 took place Wednesday, Jan. 22, where multiple law enforcement agencies and community organizations tallied the number of homeless people in Topeka. Valeo Behavioral Health Care posted on social media that it, along with the City of Topeka, the Topeka Police Department, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department, Veterans Affairs, Radac, the Topeka Rescue Mission (TRM), Street Dog Coalition and Breakthrough House were tasked with the count. The goal of the count is to make sure that the City of Topeka is able to receive the appropriate level of funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to offer the necessary services for the homeless. City leaders allow Topeka church to expand, house homeless "This information will help Topeka meet the needs of the unsheltered population, raise public awareness about these issues and measure community progress towards preventing and ending chronic homelessness." Valeo Behavioral Health Care social media post excerpt La Manda Broyles, TRM executive director, told 27 News while this annual count is important, it provides limited information. "There are some limitations though we need to keep in mind regarding the count; the count does not include anyone incarcerated who were experiencing homelessness; also this count only provides a snapshot of this specific day/time which runs the risk of missing individuals and also does not reflect the fluctuation that can happen throughout the year," Broyles said. Broyles told 27 News she anticipates the number of homeless people in Topeka will increase since homelessness nationwide is on the rise. Last year, TRM worked with the City of Topeka to conduct more counts throughout the year for additional data. A breakdown of last year's counts, including results from the Point in Time count from January 2024, can be found below: July 2024 People – 546 Households – 433 Veteran households – 46 Individuals in an emergency shelter – 255 Individuals in transitional housing – 75 Individuals who are unsheltered – 216 January 2024 People – 537 Households – 442 Veteran households – 47 Individuals in an emergency shelter – 276 Individuals in transitional housing – 58 Individuals who are unsheltered – 203 2023 People – 412 Households – 322 Veteran households – 25 Individuals in an emergency shelter – 194 Individuals in transitional housing – 61 Individuals who are unsheltered – 157 2022 People – 365 Households – 297 Veteran households – 37 Individuals in an emergency shelter – 163 Individuals in transitional housing – 54 Individuals who are unsheltered – 148 2021 People – 298 Households – 254 Veteran households – 16 Individuals in an emergency shelter – 155 Individuals in transitional housing – 38 Individuals who are unsheltered – 105 2020 People – 401 Households – 306 Veteran households – 40 Individuals in an emergency shelter – 254 Individuals in transitional housing – 51 Individuals who are unsheltered – 68 Topeka historic landmark could be recognized internationally For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here.