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Homelessness
On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.
According to a December, 2000 report of the US Conference of Mayors:
- single men comprise 44 percent of the homeless, single women 13 percent, families with children 36 percent, and unaccompanied minors seven percent.
- the homeless population is about 50 percent African-American, 35 percent white, 12 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Native American and 1 percent Asian.
According to the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC):
- single homeless individuals in 1996 reported an average income of $348 during the last 30 days, about 51 percent of the 1996 federal poverty level of $680/month for one person.
- 28 percent said they sometimes or often do not get enough to eat, compared with 12 percent of poor American adults.
- 44 percent did paid work during the past month.
- 21 percent received income from family members or friends.
- 66 percent of the homeless have problems with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental illness.
- 22 percent have been physically assaulted.
- 7 percent have been sexually assaulted.
- 38 percent say someone stole money or things directly from them.
- 30 percent have been homeless for more than two years.
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Homelessness
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Homelessness
- Homelessness Programs and the People They Serve (Urban Institute December 7, 1999)
- National Alliance to End Homelessness: he Alliance is a nationwide federation of public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Alliance members form a powerful network of concerned individuals and organizations advancing practical, community-based solutions to homelessness.
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Healthcare for the Homeless Council: The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is a membership organization comprised of Organizational Members and hundreds of individuals who are organized as the HCH Clinicians' Network.
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
- 2000 Survey on Hunger and Homeless in America (U.S. Conference of Mayors December 14, 2000)
- A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities 1999 (U.S. Conference of Mayors December 1, 1999) PDF File
- Homeless Programs and the People they Serve (Federal Interagency Council on the Homeless December, 1999)
- Facts About Homelessness (National Coalition for the Homeless)
- Homelessness Background and Statistics (National Alliance to End Homelessness)
- The McKinney Act (National Coalition for the Homeless)
- Profile of Homelessness (Department of Health and Human Services)