San Joaquin County officials and volunteers gathered at City Hall in Manteca recently to begin the first of four Point-in-Time Counts of homeless people in the county.

The biennial counts, mandated in every state, track the number of unsheltered and sheltered homeless people because those numbers determine how much each county will receive in state and federal funding to address homelessness.

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Victoria Franco is a Stockton-based reporter covering the diverse news around the Central Valley as part of the Report for America program. As a Stockton native, Franco is proud to cover stories within her community and report a variety of coverage. She is a San Jose State University alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. In her collegiate years she was Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily. From her time at the Spartan Daily she helped lead her staff to California College Media Awards and a General Excellence first place. Victoria encourages readers to email her story tips and ideas at victoria.franco@baycitynews.com.