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-There are over 2 billion people that are homeless in the US. -Most of the main people that are homeless are African Americans,Native Americans and Hispanic Americans. -The ones that live in big cities live in housing stations. -Over 1 billion people live in dire property. -There are many ways people can become homeless like fires, no money, got kicked out of there homes and weather conditions that happen. -Most people live with $2 a day!

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-One out of three homeless people are under the age of 18. -1.6 through 1.7 people under 18 will experience homelessness every year. -A tenth of runaway homeless females are said to be pregnant. -This year one in 260 runaways and homeless kids will die from suicide, illness, and or assault. - Over half of the runaway homeless people are forced to do sexual acts against his or her will. -3 out of 100 runaway kids are under the age of 10. -11 out of 100 are between the ages of 13 and 11.

__** "11 Facts about Homeless Youth." Do Something. Web. 01 Nov. 2011. . **__

-Some ways people become homeless is because they are either forced out or can not afford there home anymore. -Some homeless people either work full or part time in any month. -Most homeless people that have been sexual abused have high chance of substance abuse. -Some people have no place to go when they are released from the hospital or prison. -Single women with children are growing to become homeless. -People that are homeless have a higher risk of death. -Most of the people that are homeless are from a different country. -From 1997-2000 the rents have raised to 14%. -The main reason for people to not have home is no money to pay bills or houses. -30% of homeless people have a mental illness. -Polls found out that 60% of those surveyed show that the people are willing to pay more taxes to help people who are homeless. -If homelessness ends then it will take away forecloses and destruction of homes.

__ **Gunzman, Robert. "Homeless Facts." Home Page. 2 Nov. 2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2011. .** __

-21% for homeless people have gotten money from either family or close friends. -30% of homeless people have no home for 2 years or more. -7% of them have been sexually assaulted. -66% of homeless people have an addiction t o drugs and alcohol. -44% of them have worked jobs that have gave them money this past month. -28% say that every day they barely ever have enough to eat.

__** "Homelessness." Almanac of Policy Issues. 2204. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. . **__

-One forth of the homeless have physical disability. -One fifth of the homeless have severed in the U.S. Military. -There are only 350 beds for homeless people every night. -Just over half of people haven't had housing for a year. -4% of homeless people are arrested. -Over 1,300 mean and women in Alachua are given without a home. -One and ten people are chronically homeless. -Men are more likely to live in woods then kids or women. -In some cities they are trying to abolish homelessness. Like as in the city of Gainesville.

__**http://alachuahomeless.com/acchh/facts.html/Wright, Jim. Homelessness and Hunger. Web.**//__