750,000 Homeles People in the US used to be Shocking

750,000 homeless people in the US used to be shocking

750,000 homeless in U.S.
Emergency shelters near capacity
WASHINGTON - The nation has three-quarters of a million homeless people, filling emergency shelters through the year and spilling into special seasonal shelters in the coldest months, the government said Wednesday.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated there were 754,000 homeless people in 2005, including those living in shelters, transitional housing and on the street. That's about 300,000 more people than available beds in shelters and transitional housing.

"Understanding homelessness is a necessary step to ending it, especially for those persons living with a chronic condition such as mental illness, an addiction, or a physical disability,"

Nearly half were single adult men.
Nearly a quarter were minors.
Less than 2 percent were older than 65.
About 59 percent were members of minority groups.
About 45 percent were black.
About a quarter had a disability, though experts said the percentage is probably much higher.

Emergency shelters are more than 90 percent full on average nights, the report said. They would be over capacity if not for seasonal shelters.
By comparison, less than three-quarters of transitional housing units for families are occupied on an average night.
Shifting resources

"We ought to be looking for ways to move people from shelters into permanent housing,"

"Building shelter beds doesn't result in these people being housed,"

Some of these people can not break out of this terrible situation.

It will take a change in direction and bold action to pull these people out of povety and out of debt.

If there were 754,000 homeless people in 2005, how nany do we now have in 2007?

Many of these are homeless veterans.

Are you or someone that you know homeless now or on your way to becoming homeless in the future if your life situation does not improve?

We think we can save the day and pull thousands of people out of poverty and debt.

The current economy and system is not working.

If they were, then things would not be as bad as they are.

Let me know if you want to be apart of the new deal that brings health and wealth to the masses.

Sincerly
Tony