Who
% of homeless that are children
20%
homeless estimated in US A) 552,830 B) 629,778 C) 38645
A) 552,830
what is the government doing to help the homeless?
HUD awards homeless assistance grants to communities that administer housing and services at the local level.
one of the #1 things that contributes to homelessness in US?
housing prices
A) 39.8% B) 45.2% C) 21%
A) 39.8%
% of homeless in american population A) 5% B) 3% C) 0.2%
C) 0.2%
what are some things you can do to help the homeless were you live
- volunteer at your local shelter
- donate food and supplies
- be sportive and helpful to those in bad situations
how many people are homeless because of severe mental illness A) 66% B) 9% C) 25%
C) a Los Angeles study in 2019 said 25 % have a severe mental illness
% of homeless that are male A) 78% B) 51% C) 61%
C) 61%
witch state is number 1 in homelessness
California
permanent housing solutions have gone up A) 68% B) 91% C) 450% in the last year
C) 450%
how many people are homeless because of addiction A) 14% B) 30% C) 7%
A) Los Angeles study from 2019 said 14% had a substance disorder
who many people per 10,000 experience homelessness each day A) 24 B) 17 C) 19
B) 17
What major city is 1/5th of the US's sheltered homeless
NY
how dose the federal government primarily provide housing
through its section 8 voucher program
(it spends more than 19 billion per year to house over 2 million people and families)
what % of people are homeless from job loss A) 77% B) 20% C) 31%
C) 31%
what % of homeless woman are pregnant
48%
city with the highest population of homeless in California?
Santa Cruz- Watsonville
what department of the US government handles homelessness
HHS supports the delivery of essential human services, or the department of housing and urban development funds a large range of programs
how many people are homeless from eviction A)10% B)23% C)7%
A) 10%