Utah Homelessness--Roughly .6% of Utah's population is homeless compared to 1.2% nationally.• 86 percent are temporarily homeless; they stay in shelters for brief periods and do not return
• 10 percent are chronically homeless, those with a disabling condition who have been homeless for one year or more, or who have fallen into homelessness at least four times within three years. The vast majority are male, and one-third are veterans. Many struggle with mental illness and addictions.
• 65 percent are single men or women
• 43 percent are people in families, the fastest growing segment of the homeless population
• 85 percent are Utah residents; your neighbors, friends and relatives
• 90 percent live along the Wasatch Front, concentrated in Salt Lake and Weber counties
Helping the homeless--
http://housing.utah.gov/news/?p=262
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ut&topic=homeless
http://www.rescuesaltlake.org/
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