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In 2019, the area shelter system reached its highest-ever occupancy rate, with 570 people served. The Columbus Dispatch attributed the rise to increasing rents outpacing wages, low vacancies allowing landlords to be selective, the city's growing population, low funding for re-housing, and limited affordable housing options. [ 5 ]
The navigation center provides transients with restrooms, showers, laundry, storage, clothing, a place to charge their phone as well as a mailing address. [48] One business experienced having power outlet locks torn off twice. [49] Others report vagrancy issues in residential streets near the navigation center after it closed at 5PM. [50]
The homeless population totaled 2,036 in 2019. This reflected roughly a 7% increase from 2018, including a 17.5% decrease in the sheltered homeless population. Columbus' homeless population is made up of 35.3% of families with children and 3.7% of homeless youth. [18]
For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere. [1] [2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy", [2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping", [3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending ...
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Homeless women with children are more likely to live with family or friends than those without children, and this group is treated with higher priority by both the government and society. [145] In 2020, homeless mothers had a much higher prevalence of depression, at 40 to 85%, compared to 12% in women of all socioeconomic groups. Homeless ...