Lourdes Salinas

"Everyone Deserves to be Housed"\
Alt1hsng@gmail.com

A) The Homeless Population is Growing as the System is Overwhelmed by a Constant Stream of New People
On a single night in January 2023, more than half a million people (653,104 people) were experiencing homelessness across the United States. Behind this number is another set of numbers pointing to alarming growths in homelessness, especially since the previous year (2022):
12.1 percent was the year-over-year increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness. This marked the largest increase since data collection began in 2007.2
70,642 more people did not have a place to call home in 2023 than in 2022.
72 percent of Continuums of Care (CoCs) reported increases in overall homelessness.
64 percent of CoCs reported a rise in unsheltered homelessness.
Since 2016, overall homelessness, unsheltered homelessness, and chronic homelessness have all increased every year.