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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Homelessness in suburbs, rural areas increases


As the recession took hold last year, homelessness shifted toward rural and suburban areas and gripped a growing number of families, the U.S. government reports today.

The number of homeless people receiving shelter, 1.6 million, was largely unchanged from 2007, but the number of those in families rose 9% from about 473,000 to 517,000, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development report. The figures are for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

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Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 2:05 PM

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