Naomi Spencer writes about homelessness in the United States:
While statistics do not capture the real social dimension of homelessness in the United States, new data confirm that the homeless face increasing brutality, criminalization and neglect. But like the growing poverty population, the suffering of the homeless population finds no meaningful reflection in the budget or […]
A recent America Magazine editorial addresses homelessness:
While most people think of homelessness in terms of single men, roughly a third of the homeless population is made up of families, many of them headed by single parents. Families represent an especially vulnerable segment of the homeless population because of the presence of children. Advocates for the […]
PBS recently published an article with facts about homelessness in the United States. I include an excerpt about the causes of homelessness.
Homelessness may be caused by a variety of factors, but the coincidence of increased levels of poverty and decreased numbers of affordable housing often to blame. Other notable causes may include:
Lack of healthcare
According to […]