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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Big jump found in Indianapolis family homelessness

NDIANAPOLIS -

The number of homeless families in the state’s most-populous county grew by 78 percent this year, an official count shows, but the actual number is several times higher, an advocacy group said Wednesday.

The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention said a federally required homeless count on Jan. 29 turned up 1,454 people, including 213 families, living in emergency shelters, transitional housing or on the street in Indianapolis.

The total was down 5 percent from 1,524 counted in January 2008 and 22 percent from the 1,868 in 2007. The count tallied 120 homeless families in 2008.

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Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 9:31 AM

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