Here’s some sobering statistics about homeless families and children. I caught the article in the Wisconsin State Journal, and the predictable hateful comments that followed. While I’m not surprised homelessness is up – here is what I find somewhat sobering:
– A 55% rise in children served – 1,310 up from 848 in 2007
– Children and parents outnumbered single men and women for the first time since 2002.
– Shelters served 636 families, a 50 percent increase.
What is scary is the rule that families can only have 90 days in shelter in a lifetime. After that, the families are turned away.
Additionally
– Nearly half of all people seeking shelter were turned away. A 22% increase.
What is scary here is that there was an increase in funding for the family overflow shelter, so we are serving more families yet still turning half the people away who need shelter.
Can’t wait to see the whole report.
