Homelessness 101

 

Some Facts

 

- According to HUD's 2014 Point-In-Time Count, in Oregon approximately 12,164 Oregonians had no place to call home

- 4,408 of these individuals were in family households

For full report: HUD's 2014 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs - Homeless Populations & Subgroups

- Nationally - According to HUD's January 2014 Point-In-Time Count, 578,424 individuals experienced homelessness. 63% were individuals, 37% were in family households

- National rate of people experiencing homelessness was 18.3 people per 10,000 people. The rate in Oregon is 31 people per 10,000 people (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

- People who ultimately become homeless have strained financial resources and are challenged by the cost of housing (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

- At Risk Populations: Those who are in poverty; unemployed; experiencing severe housing cost burden; are living doubled-up (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

For full report: The State of Homelessness in America 2015

The Hourly Wage it Takes to Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment in Each State. For full article click on link. (NewsChannel 4 - kfor.com) (National Low Income Housing Coalition)

 

 

"There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help" - Jan Schakowsky

 

 

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"Without the sleeping bag I'm just somebody up early in the morning, sitting under a tree. With the sleeping bag I'm nobody up early, sitting under a tree: a slight, but important difference in how I'll be perceived." Craig Stone, The Squirrel That Dreamt of Madness