Preventing Homelessness in America
Description:
EVEN IN THE FACE OF 1990s ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, homeless statistics show the number of homeless has remained stubbornly high. Between five and six hundred thousand people are considered "homeless" at any given time - without a “permanent, safe, decent, affordable place to live” (Granruth and Smith*). Homelessness in America persists in part because many urban areas remain economically depressed, housing costs have risen rapidly in the past decade, and wages for lower skilled workers have remained stable (Burt, Aron, and Lee*). (Authors)
Date Retrieved:
4/6/2007
Type of Resource:
Website
Publication Date:
2007