Empty Bowls in Rochester, NY » Homelessness http://emptybowlsroc.org what's in your bowl today? Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:06:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Homelessness Has Many Faces http://emptybowlsroc.org/2008/06/homelessness-has-many-faces/ http://emptybowlsroc.org/2008/06/homelessness-has-many-faces/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:20:17 +0000 Will http://emptybowlsroc.org/new/?p=7 Homelessness affects individuals from all cultural, religious, racial and economic backgrounds.
Yes, homelessness can happen to anyone, for many reasons:

  • Lack of affordable housing
  • Family break up
  • Poor money management
  • Loss of job
  • Loss of benefits
  • Chemical dependencies
  • Untreated mental health or medical problems
  • Domestic violence
  • Institutional discharge
  • Eviction
  • Fire

Since 1995, the numbers of emergency and transitional beds have for the homeless have increased by 30% to meet the increasing need for shelter in our community. On any given night, over 500 persons are sheltered in our communities. This is 44% above the numbers placed in 1995.

In a survey done in our region, men account for about 57% of the homeless adults, and women account for about 43%.

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