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One in seven (1 out of 7) homeless people previously served in the military (... See Full Stat Save
5-7% of homeless persons with mental illness require institutionalization; mo... See Full Stat Save
Approximately 20-25% of the single adult homeless population suffers from som... See Full Stat Save
40% of homeless men have served in the armed forces, as compared to 34% of th... See Full Stat Save
46% of cities surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors identified domestic v... See Full Stat Save
In its 1998 survey of 30 cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors found that the... See Full Stat Save
Nearly 9 million children in the U.S. live in working poor families. See Full Stat Save
In 1999, more than half of all food stamp recipients, 9.3 million people were... See Full Stat Save
Nearly 1 in 5 children (more than 12 million) in the U.S. live in poverty (U.... See Full Stat Save
In 2000, requests for emergency food assistance from families with children i... See Full Stat Save
New York City officials report a record of 6,252 families with a total of 20,... See Full Stat Save
Families are the largest and fastest growing segment of the homeless population. See Full Stat Save
In 1999, approximately 12 million American children were hungry or at risk of... See Full Stat Save
One in five people in a soup kitchen line is a child. See Full Stat Save
31 million Americans now live in hunger or on the edge of hunger. See Full Stat Save
National Homeless Estimates: 700,000 per night; 2 million/year. See Full Stat Save
25% of the homeless nationwide are employed See Full Stat Save
Vets constitute 40% of the homeless population. See Full Stat Save
1 in every 5 homeless persons has a severe or persistent mental illness. See Full Stat Save
Families with children comprise 33% of the homeless population. See Full Stat Save
22% of homeless women claim domestic abuse as reason for their homelessness See Full Stat Save
25% of homeless women claim to have been abused within the past year. See Full Stat Save
40% of homeless women are unaccompanied / have no partner See Full Stat Save
43% of the homeless population are women See Full Stat Save
Children under the age of 18 account for 39% of the homeless population. 42% ... See Full Stat Save
3.5 million people (1.35 million of which are children) will experience homel... See Full Stat Save
30 percent have been homeless for more than two years. See Full Stat Save
7 percent have been sexually assaulted. See Full Stat Save
66 percent of the homeless have problems with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental ... See Full Stat Save
44 percent did paid work during the past month. See Full Stat Save
28% of adults said they sometimes or often do not get enough to eat, compared... See Full Stat Save
Single homeless individuals in 1996 reported an average income of $348 during... See Full Stat Save
The homeless population is about 50 percent African-American, 35 percent whit... See Full Stat Save
The homeless population is made up of: Single men 44 percent of the homeless... See Full Stat Save
On any given night in America / US, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people... See Full Stat Save

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