The Homeless in America

War Against the Homeless

The Homeless are the most at-risk population. And we’re waging a war on them.

The basics:

On any given night in January 2012[1]
633,782 people are homeless in the U.S.
394,379 as individuals(62%)
and 239,403 as families(38%)
62,619 were veterans (10%)
–With 6,371 homeless veterans in L.A. Alone
99,894 people are chronically homeless(16%)
[Chronic homelessness= being homeless for more than a year. Or having four episodes of homelessness is 3 years, and a disability.]

With 5 states accounting for nearly half the homeless population:[1]
California (20.7%)
New York (11%)
Florida (8.7%)
Texas (5.4%)
Georgia (3.2%)

And these states having the highest rates of unsheltered homeless:[1]
[state:% unsheltered]
Wyoming 3.8%
California: 64.9%
Florida:64.1%
Arkansas:62%
Nevada: 60%
Georgia: 59.4%
Mississippi: 56.8%
Colorado: 56.7%
Louisiana:51%

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-homeless-in-america/5354706