A “functional zero” means that three or fewer people were experiencing chronic homelessness in Chester County.
For the first time since Chester County began tracking the data in 2023, the county achieved a “functional zero milestone” for chronic homelessness in December 2025 and January 2026.
A “functional zero” means that three or fewer people were experiencing chronic homelessness. During each of those months, officials logged just three people fitting the category. The monthly average is around 11.
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“The biggest take home for all of us doing this frontline and day-to-day work is that we’ve hit that number and we have seen how much more manageable it just feels,” said Cory Lovera, a housing and community resource manager with Open Hearth Inc.
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