Statistics
Homelessness
Resources
Catholic Church Views
100
What percentage of individuals experiencing homelessness have a mental illness?
25-50%
100
What is the definition of homelessness?
The situation of an individual or family without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it
100
What is the name of the community health center mentioned in the presentation?
LAMP Community Health Center
100
What is name of the parable from the Bible talked about in the presentation?
The Rich Young Man
200
What percentage of people were worried about how they would afford food over the last year?
28%
200
What are the three causes of homelessness?
1) Structural factors 2) System failures 3) Individual and relational factors
200
What are the 3 services LAMP provides to the homeless?
1) Adult Drop-In 2) Medical Care 3) Clothing Bank
200
What do Catholic bishops and priests believe about homelessness?
That decent, safe, and affordable housing is a human right.
300
Nearly ____ of Canadian households spend between $26 and $50 a week per person on food.
Half
300
What are the four types of homelessness?
1) Unsheltered 2) Emergency sheltered 3) Provisionally accommodated 4) At risk of homelessness
300
____ in 5 have skipped a meal either because they could not afford food or so that their children could eat.
1
300
What are 3 of the 7 Corporal Works of Mercy?
1) Feed the hungry 2) Give drink to the thirsty 3) Clothe the naked 4) Shelter the homeless 5) Visit the sick 6) Visit the imprisoned 7) Bury the dead
400
What was the unemployment rate in Toronto in 2012?
8.4%
400
Who are the groups of people that are more likely to be homeless?
1) Youth 2) Families 3) Aboriginal 4) Women 5) Single adult men
400
How many Canadians use food banks?
$850,000
400
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “____ ____ ____ , and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Foxes have holes
500
What percentage of food banks needed to cut back on the amount of food provided to each household?
50%
500
What are the 5 types of Emergency Shelters?
1) Family 2) Single Women 3) Mixed Adults 4) Youth 5) Single Men
500
How many youth emergency shelters are there in Toronto?
11
500
What gospel in the Bible is the parable The Rich Young Man in?
Mark
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