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Rhinelander’s Frederick Place homeless shelter is pictured Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. Last year, Frederick Place reported a 74 percent success rate, according to NATH director Abbey Dall Lukowski, and this year they’re on pace to meet an 80 percent rate. (Photo by Kate Reichl/Lakeland Times)

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Frederick Place nears 1,300 successfully served

The homeless population in Wisconsin rose to its highest population last year since at least 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care (COC) program. Twice a year, COC gathers input from across the state for its Point in Time report, a one-night headcount of the state’s homeless population.

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