• There are about 554,000 people homeless on any night in the U.S.

• Families make up 40% of the homeless

• 25% of those in poverty are under the age of 18

• Children and Seniors comprise the largest number of people living in poverty

• A poverty income threshold for a family of four is about $24,000 per year

• Transitional homelessness is when people use shelters for a short period of time, while episodic homelessness is defined as frequently being homeless due to lack of a job, drugs, mental healty, or medical issues.

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Facts gathered from census.org 

endhomeless.org

familypromise.org