The problem continues to rise:
- "National unemployment has reached 6% -- a 50% increase since November 2002. Meanwhile, housing prices have stayed at or near historic highs (Stein 1)."-
-"The number of homeless appears to be at its highest in at least a decade in a wide range of places across the U.S. (Stein 1)."-
-" If the bill is passed into law, $938 million will be cut from the President's budget for rental vouchers- one of the government's main methods of paying to house the homeless (Stein 3)."-
-"The (Bush) Administration announced in January a 30% cut in operating funds for public housing (Stein 3)."
-"New York City now harbors 9,000 families, up 40% from last year (USA Today 6)."-
Who is homeless:
-"African-Americans represent a dramatically disproportionate percentage of homeless: They make up only 12% of the American population but constitute 227 % of the men and women at our missions (USA Today 1)."-
-"Children and teens represent nine percent of the homeless. Those between 26 and 35 are the largest percent (29%) and nearly 70% of the homeless are local residents. 29% are veterans. (USA Today 2)"-
-According to figures provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, up to 600,000 men, women, and children are homeless each night in the US.
-"45% of the urban homeless population are single men. 14% single women. 20-25% of homeless suffer from a mental illness. (National Homeless Organization)."
-According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, 1.2 million U.S. children are homeless on any given night and 40% of those children are under five.
Local Statistics:
- 583 Homeless in Deschutes County (WCOCAAN).
-US Census Bureau, 1999: 379,250 Oregon residents in poverty. (281,475,000 US total). -
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