Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Videos

Denver has started a 10 year initiative to end homelessness within it's city.
Denver isn't New York, but the facts are still interesting.

In Denver 60% of the homeless are people in families with children.
29% of homeless respondents are women
40% of the homeless are working
The most commonly reported reasons for homelessness reported in Denver are loss of a job (28%), housing costs (23%) and the breakup of a family (20%).

Recent studies estimate that the people of Denver give more than $4 million a year to panhandlers. And the truth is many panhandlers aren’t homeless and most of the homeless don’t panhandle.


Sharon Moriarty of Change.org has compiled some of the best videos regarding homelessness that have been created in the last year. Check them out here.

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