News White House aims for 25% drop in homelessness in 2 years as cities across US wrestle with growing crisis December 19, 2022 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY Comments Off on White House aims for 25% drop in homelessness in 2 years as cities across US wrestle with growing crisis Federal data shows 582,462 people were experiencing homelessness in January 2022 — that's about the size of the population of Milwaukee.