Current Trends/Issues
Relevant Statistics
Perspectives and Theories
100
What decade did modern day homelessness start to show up in? a. 80s b. 90s c. 70s
What is a. the 80s (due to the bad housing market).
100
True or false? Over one billion people on the planet lack adequate housing, while around 100 million have no housing whatsoever.
What is true.
100

What is the prevention perspective of ending homelessness?

What is working to prevent homelessness, stopping it before it starts.

200
What is "doubling up?"
What is when many low-income families double up in households with family or friends, often living in overcrowded apartments as a last best choice before entering a shelter or sleeping in their cars.
200

True or False? There were 1,278 people experiencing homelessness in Fairfax County on the night of the 2024 Point-in-Time Count

What is true

200

What is the difference between the housing first and treatment first approaches?

What is the housing First is an approach to ending homelessness that centers on providing homeless people with housing as quickly as possible – and then providing services as needed. while treatment first programs reverse this sequence and require detoxification and sobriety before giving access to services such as independent housing.

300
What type of homelessness is on the rise again? a. youth b. single mothers c. family d. mentally ill adults
What is c. families
300

True or False? Many homeless people are unemployed.

What is False. Many people who are homeless do have jobs, sometimes two or even three. The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates as many as 40%-60% of people experiencing homelessness nationwide are employed. 

300

Who can help tackle homelessness?

Anyone!!!!

400
True or false? The amount of affordable housing has increased over the recent years.
What is false. Levels of poverty have increased while the amount of affordable housing has decreased.
400

More than how many percent of mothers with children experiencing homelessness have previously experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. a. 35% b. 80% c. 79%

What is b. 80%

400

What is rapid rehousing?

What is move people out of shelters and into more stable houses.

500

Name two economic factors that influence homelessness.

What are foreclosures and unemployment.

500

Children under the age of 18 account for what percent of homeless people in VA... a) 24% b) 39% c) 50%

What is b) 39%.

500

What does HUD stand for?

What is U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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