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Apr. 29—TUPELO — The number of homeless people living in Tupelo jumped over the past year, a dramatic jump in the number of people living in shelters and on the streets. February's Point-in ...
While Mississippi has the lowest rate of homelessness in the nation — 3.3 per 10,000 residents — there are roughly 1,000 unhoused people, most of whom are located in the Jackson metro and Gulf ...
Mental illness in Alaska is a current epidemic that the state struggles to manage. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness stated that as of January 2018, Alaska had an estimated 2,016 citizens experiencing homelessness on any given day while around 3,784 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the year as well. [10]
According to the National Homeless Education Center, 7% of homeless students live in abandoned buildings or cars. [ 3 ] According to a 2019 report based on a survey the prior school year by Temple University's Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, 55% of New York University students from its 19 campuses did not have secure housing.
Sep. 1—TUPELO — Mississippi United to End Homelessness (MUTEH) is making progress in their goal to end homelessness in Tupelo. From May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2021, MUTEH housed 155 homeless people.
For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere. [1] [2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy", [2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping", [3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending ...
Homeless shelters that homeless families utilise can increase risk of contracting viruses and infections due to the often overcrowding of these shelters, particularly in highly populated areas such as Los Angeles California that has over 40,000 people living in homeless shelters. [24] Children experiencing family homelessness are also at an ...
Shambolic rollout of new recording system for people at risk of homelessness means statistics shouldn't be trusted. Homelessness: why new statistics are probably underestimating the problem Skip ...