Who
What
Where
Facts
What's going on in Oregon?
100
The state or condition of having no home
What is homelessness
100
True or false, minimum wage is enough to afford a one or two bedroom apartment somewhere in the county.
What is: False 
100
Homelessness is most prevalent in what type of geographic area
Where is Urban
100
Myth or fact: Homeless students have the same outcomes as students who are housed? 

Myth


100
True or False: The number of homeless people in Oregon exceeded the amount of available emergency shelter.
True
200
Who is more likely to be homeless; A.) Single Adult Males B.) Single Adult Females
What is A.) Single Adult Males
200

Either (1) an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more, OR (2) an unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years

What is the criteria to be defined as "chronically homeless" 
200
This city with the highest rate of homelessness A.New York B.Los Angeles C. Seattle D. San Diego 
What is New York 
200

Myth or Fact: According to the Center for American Progress (2007) 1/3 of the United States citizens will live at least 1 year of their lives in poverty?

Fact


200
How many people experience homelessness on any given night in Oregon  A.) 1,500 B.) 7,000 C.) 20,000 D.) 13,000
What is D.) 13,000
300
How many youth and young adults are homeless on any given night in the U.S? A. 41,000 B.) 2,000 C.) 14,000 D.) 200,000
What is A.) 41,000. 39% of the homeless population is young people under 18 The average age a teen becomes homeless is 14.7 years
300
True or false, the federal definition for homelessness is: An individual who has been sleeping in a place not meant for human habituation and or an emergency shelter.
What is: False
300
What is the name of the law that guides policy and practice to ensures that people are not discriminated against in housing and shelters?   

Fair Housing

300
Myth or Fact: In the United States, a child is born into poverty every 33 minutes
Myth- A child is born into poverty every 32 seconds 
300
Approximately what percentage of the homeless population in Oregon experience serious mental illness or a substance abuse disorder? A. 20% B. 50% C. 30% D. 15%
D. Fourteen percent of all homeless people in Oregon have a serious mental illness and 12% have a substance abuse disorder. 
400
Who is the fastest growing population of individuals becoming homeless?
Who are families with children
400

Insufficient income and lack of affordable housing 

What is the leading cause of homelessness 
400
Name three places a women experiencing domestic or sexual violence go to receive help in Benton County.
CARDV, COI, Sarah's Place
400
Myth or fact: Minorities are disproportionately homeless
FACT
400
Myth or Fact: The number of homeless vets in Oregon has decreased in the past two years. 
Fact: The number of homeless veterans decreased by 121 people or 9% from 2015. 
500
True or False: Approximately 9% of all homeless single adults are Veteran's 
What is: True
500

The intermediate step between emergency crisis shelter and permanent housing.

What is transitional housing 
500

What is used to determine your eligibility for certain programs and benefits

What is Federal Poverty Guidelines 

500
Fact or Myth: The United States has the 3rd highest rate of poverty in the industrial world?
Myth: The US has the highest rate (#1) of poverty in the industrialized world. 14.5% of the US live in poverty 
500
What year did Community Outreach begin serving the homeless, working poor and uninsured in Benton County and what is our mission? 
1971. "Helping People Help Themselves Lead Healthy and Productive Lives" 
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