Sunday, January 29, 2012

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Homelessness and Poverty in Orange County

  • Orange County, CA: Second highest Housing Wage Level in U.S. (hourly wages to afford housing)
  • 21,000 + homeless people live in Orange County
  • 22,000 Orange County public school students live in unstable housing conditions, according to criteria of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
  1. 20,549 live in doubled-tripled up housing
  2. 892 live in motels
  3. 441 live in shelters
  4. 143 live in unsheltered surroundings (parks, campgrounds)
  • Shortage of shelter beds and many with high-entry qualifications, leave average homeless people on the streets

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