PERCENTAGE OF HOMELESSNESS

• 2.7% of homelessness is families
• 2.5% are indiviluals
• 10.5% are veterans
• 10% are unshelterd
• Roughly 56% of homeless veterans are African-American or Hispanic.
• 38% of homeless people suffer from alcohol abuse
• 26% suffer from drug abuse

CHILDREN

• The stories of the 1.6million children who experience homelessness every year. Like Dasni an 11 year old homeless child profiled by The New York Times last year . They are reminiscent of tales from developing contries or disaster zones.

HOMELESS WOMEN

• 53% of homeless women mothers do not have a highschool diploma.
• 150+ are female veterans

POVERTY

• In 2012 the number of persons living in poverty increased by more than 300,000

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