Number of Homeless Families Climbing Due to Recession
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities article below gives insight into the plight of the homeless.
New data indicate that the number of homeless families with children has climbed in recent months and continues to mount. Although the recovery package that Congress will consider in coming weeks is expected to include measures to restore several million jobs, an unusually large number of people are still likely to fall into severe poverty and to be at risk of homelessness, due to the depth of the recession. Read more on Homeless