>Date:  Wed, 08 Dec 1999 05:56:05 -0600
>From:  Dave Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Homelessness in America

>Press Release from Housing and Urban Development (December 8)
>
>WASHINGTON - A landmark study reported today that most people who become
>homeless have suffered severe hardships - including physical and sexual
>abuse, childhood trauma, poverty, a poor education, disability and
>disease - but are successful in escaping homelessness when they get help
>from federal and other programs.
>
>Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo released the
>report, which is the most comprehensive study ever of homelessness in
>America. The report is titled The Forgotten Americans - Homelessness:
>Programs and the People They Serve, and is filled with revealing
>statistics that tell the story of people around the nation who have
>fallen through the social safety net into homelessness.
>
>The report said the top priority of homeless people it surveyed was to
>get a job - the first step to self-sufficiency. It said 44% of homeless
>people surveyed worked at least part-time during the past month.
>
>The report also said that when homeless people get housing assistance
>and needed services - such as health care, substance abuse treatment,
>mental health services, education and job training - 76% of those living
>in families and 60% of those living alone end their homeless status and
>move to an improved living situation after completion of the assistance
>program.
>
>For more info, see: http://www.hud.gov/pressrel/pr99-258.html
>
>Dave Johnson
>
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