HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report provides estimates of the number of homeless persons from a point-in-time count on a single night in January 2010 and 12-month data from the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) on the sheltered homeless. Key findings for 2010 are: · The number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night increased…
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State of Homelessness in America analyzes annual “point-in-time” homelessness counts which take place in January of each year. The 2009 count found that 656,129 people were homeless –or 21 people per 10,000 people in the general population.
According to a recent report from the Center for American Progress on homelessness among gay and transgender youth, research finds that gay and transgender youth are strikingly overrepresented among homeless youth.
According to estimates made by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, homelessness among the elderly is projected to increase by 33 percent from 2010 and 2020.
The total number of homeless individuals remained relatively stable during this time period, but homelessness increased among families. HUD administration officials point to the current economic crisis as the cause of the rise in homelessness among families.
$1.2 billion will be distributed to more than 500 cities, counties and communities for rent relief, housing relocation and stabilization services, and administrative costs.
New York City homelessness officials are preparing for a surge in homelessness as school lets out. Many families have been staving off homelessness as long as possible so that children could finish the school year.
This BBC report describes the experiences of the increasing number of homeless families in the US, including 15,000 homeless children in New York alone.
The number of homeless families in the Washington metropolitan area increased 15 percent in the past year, while the number of homeless individuals declined.
This link opens a New York Times article on the rising number of homeless encampments in cities across the country. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/us/26tents.html