Annual Count Shows Increase in Dallas Homelessness

Dallas' growing homeless is part of a nationwide trend that affects urban areas, but it does not facilitate the result of the January "point in time" count of the homeless population.

According to the annual research report released on Wednesday at the homeless speech of the Dallas Homeless Alliance, the overall homeless of North Texas increased by 9% compared to last year. In other words, there were 4,140 homeless people in Dallas and Colin County on January 15 the same as other nights. These numbers become more serious when it comes to saying "nobody care about homeless". Also, instead of emergency evacuation centers and temporary residences, the number of people sleeping on the road increased by 23%.

In North Texas, although the number of veterans in homeless is decreasing, there is a considerable decrease. For at least a year, we have become homeless among people who have been running homeless for a long time.

Cindy Klein, head of the Homeless Alliance, said that after the speech, small success by veterans and long-term homeless people comes from targeted housing programs such as priority lists. Quickly identify homeless veterans and allow social workers to guide them to veterans. service

Crain is operated based on the concept of "no empty bed". That is, all evacuation centers should be filled with all available resources and used. "We are trying to maximize all the houses I get," says Klein. However, in order to actually end homelessness, it is necessary to take action outside the shelter and homeless service that helps her organization to adjust. People have to solve the cause

This is affordable housing crisis. This is a top priority when the city gives priority to the first general housing policy. Poverty is an easy task. Racial inequality is a factor of economic liquidity, housing and criminal justice system, another issue. The number of homeless people in Dallas is unbalanced, accounting for 66%, African-Americans. According to the national report of the Social Innovation Center, the isolated social network is homeless and plays an important role. We call it "network poverty".

"If I am poor, the people around me are the same," Klin said. People with problems are relying on family, friends and neighbors for help but if their neighbors do not have sufficient resources to help them

Mr. Klein, criticized last year as a result of a strict review of Dallas' homeless correspondence system, said the homeless alliance is doing better jobs by working with local shelters and service companies, he said it is homeless. Information database collects data. This is an important element of the "split system" necessary to guide homeless people to appropriate services. "My board is steadfast behind me," Crain said.

One of the main challenges for achieving accurate statistics of homeless youth through PIT count is that most homeless young people who are excluded are excluded. The annual PIT number calculated by HUD excludes the majority of homeless youth homeless youth, sofa surfer. The number of PITs counts only young people living in unattended places and those living in evacuation centers. The US Department of Health and Human Services manages the only Federal grant program devoted to support and containment of homeless youth in the United States. Since 2008, nationwide violence restrictions on the mortality, needs, and characteristics of the homeless youth in the United States and the Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) (42 USC 5601) did not fund this. research.

The number of homeless at that year will determine the most challenging situation for the homeless people in the United States. As of January 2016, the homeless program plans to oblige federally funded aid to each community in order to support homelessness by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The counting work is done at least every two years during the last two weeks of January. Many people are living in the threat of banishment and foreclosure, 6.4 million American families are faced with the risk of losing their homes due to lack of affordable housing, I will pay more than%. Mr. Kimberly Rainking of Allegan County Housing Information Center in Michigan state said, "They are like deer caught in the headlights." "The people we saw had never dealt with such a thing"