Free Press: Area’s homeless problem grows
Today there is a Poverty Summit in Detroit. Some of the people who are involved in Monroe County’s Homeless Awareness Week campaign (which is this week) are attending.
The Detroit Free Press has this story today: Foreclosures, job cuts help area’s homeless problem grow.
A snippet:
Foreclosures and spiraling unemployment have driven stable suburban families out of their homes — and into shelters — for the first time in their lives. It’s straining a system that always operates at near-capacity, forcing shelter personnel to turn people away, some day after day.
“The stereotypical homeless person isn’t even accurate these days. It’s a lot tougher when there are children involved and there are no beds,” said Noel Reichel, a coordinator at Macomb’s Answer to Temporary Shelter (MATTS), the Salvation Army’s 50-bed facility in Warren…
Posted: November 13th, 2008 under Foreclosure, Homeless, In the News.
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