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Shelter use in homeless people older than 51 has gone up over 10% from 2007 to 2017, according to the HUD. But luckily, so has the number of shelters. But luckily, so has the number of shelters.
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 ...
The National Runaway Safeline (also known as NRS or 1-800-RUNAWAY; formerly known as the National Runaway Switchboard) is the national communications system designated by the United States federal government for runaway and homeless youth, their parents and families, teens in crisis, and others who might benefit from its services.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development increased Stark's Fair Market Rent by nearly $100. Experts say more affordable housing needed.
Pinellas County has one of the highest concentrations of any Florida county, at nearly 0.3% with nearly 3,000 homeless people and a population in general of almost one million. It is second next to Miami-Dade County 's homeless population at 4,235, but this is due to a higher general population (6 million; 0.08%) and still a lower prevalence ...
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In January 2013, there were an estimated 57,849 homeless veterans in the U.S., or 12% of the homeless population. [14] Just under 8% were female. [15] In July 2014, the largest population of homeless veterans lived in Los Angeles County, with there being over 6,000 homeless veterans, out of the total estimated 54,000 homeless within that area. [16]
The Pierce County Council has ordered new rules after homeless-services contracts nearly expired. Homeless contracting blunder leads to new oversight of county’s Human Services department Skip ...