The 12 Biggest Myths about Homelessness in America - NYU
2019年9月24日 · Most “self-resolve,” or exit homelessness within a few days or weeks—in fact, only about 16 percent are chronically homeless. And while there are 190,000 visible homeless each night on the street in the United States, many more live in shelters or are otherwise hidden from public view—sleeping in cars, for example.
Why Some Homeless Choose The Streets Over Shelters : NPR
2012年12月6日 · The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that 700 people on the streets die from hypothermia every year in the U.S. So each day volunteers and outreach workers head out to encourage...
Homeless in US: A deepening crisis on the streets of America - BBC
2018年10月7日 · Homeless in US: A deepening crisis on the streets of America. They seem to be almost everywhere, in places old and new, no age spared. Sleeping on cardboard or bare ground, the homeless come...
What’s behind rising homelessness in America? | PBS News
2021年12月28日 · The number of Americans living without homes, in shelters, or on the streets continues to rise at an alarming rate. Judy Woodruff reports on why that is, and what more can be done to prevent it....
30 People Tell Us What Homelessness Is Really Like
2023年2月10日 · Packing groceries, bathing in fountains, finding comfort in an orange blanket. Explore people's stories and their answers to common questions.
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year : NPR
2023年12月15日 · Homelessness in America spiked last year, reaching a record high, according to an annual count that provides a snapshot of one night in January. The report, released today by the department of...
Homelessness - Our World in Data
Sources distinguish three broad forms of homelessness: people with no accommodation who sleep in the streets or public spaces; people in temporary accommodation, such as emergency shelters; and people in severely inadequate housing, such as tents or slums.
State of Homelessness: 2024 Edition - endhomelessness.org
HUD considers people who have experienced homelessness for at least a year — or multiple times totaling a year, while having a disabling condition such as a physical disability, a mental difference or while experiencing a challenge with substance use – as chronically homeless.
Opinion | Voices from Inside America’s Homelessness Crisis - The …
2024年2月21日 · Voices from the tents, shelters, cars, motels and couches of America. A record number of people across the country are experiencing homelessness: the federal government’s annual tally last year...
Data & Trends - United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Tens of thousands of people die every year due to the dangerous conditions of living without housing—conditions that have worsened due to climate change’s rise in extreme weather. People who experience homelessness die nearly 30 years earlier than the average American—and often from easily treatable illnesses.