The latest figures show 57,448 people sleeping in shelters, and approximately 40 percent are children.
More...New York City homeless population nears 60,000, over 40% are children – report
New York City homeless population nears 60,000, over 40% are children – report
A tangle of skyrocketing rents, stagnant wages, evictions and a lack of affordable housing has led to a boom in homelessness in New York City.
The latest figures show 57,448 people sleeping in shelters, and approximately 40 percent are children.
According to the latest Department of Homeless Services (DHS) figures, more than 23,000 of the 57,448 people sleeping in New York City shelters are children. There are nearly 12,000 families in the shelter system. Organizations that help aid homeless people are getting worried that as the cold weather sets in, the numbers will return to the record high of seen in December 2014, when the homeless population numbered 59,068.
More...New York City homeless population nears 60,000, over 40% are children – report
The latest figures show 57,448 people sleeping in shelters, and approximately 40 percent are children.
More...New York City homeless population nears 60,000, over 40% are children – report
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