Fact One. Over half a million people are homeless Fact Two. One quarter of homeless people are children Fact Three. Tens of thousands of veterans are homeless Fact Four. Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness in women Over 57,000 veterans are homeless each night. Sixty percent of them were in shelters, the rest unsheltered. Nearly 5000 are female. Fact Five. Many people are homeless because they cannot afford rent Fact Six. There are fewer places for poor people to rent than before Fact Seven. In the last few years millions have lost their homes Fact Eight. The Government does not help as much as you think Fact Eight. The Government does not help as much as you think Fact Nine. One in five homeless people suffer from untreated severe mental illness Fact Ten. Cities are increasingly making homelessness a crime A 2014 survey of 187 cities by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty found: 24% make it a city-wide crime to beg in public; 33% make it illegal to stand around or loiter anyplace in the city; 18% make it a crime to sleep anywhere in public; 43% make it illegal to sleep in your car; and 53% make it illegal to sit or lay down in particular public places. And the number of cities criminalizing homelessness is steadily increasing.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:39:48 +0000
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