Led by the Reverend Aaron Appling around 75 to a hundred homeless advocates yesterday urged the Dover City Council to get them help.
Appling urged the council members to use their resources and power to assist them as the weather begins to turn cold this fall.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that Sue Harris, co-founder of Port of Hope Delaware Incorporated, said the homeless populations is beginning to overwhelm the area.
She said that homeless organizations serving in Kent County were not able to cope with problem.
The News Journal reports that between 2015 and 2016 the homeless population in Kent County had seen a rise of 24 percent while Sussex County saw a drop of 15 percent.
New Castle County also saw an increase of 14 percent.
