* Based on a “point in time” count of homeless persons in the Greater Cleveland area in January, 2005, 2198 homeless persons were identified. Of those, 1208 were in emergency shelters, 738 were in transitional housing, and 252 were unsheltered and living on the street.
* NEOCH – (Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless) believes that there are another 2000 people “uncounted” on the streets in abandoned buildings and in remote locations outside of the downtown area every night.
* 18-35 year old men, 16-30 year old women, and single parents with children now represent the bulk of the homeless population. Most are not transients, but minorities and local people who have been homeless for one year or less. Among the homeless, we find people who are dependent on a variety of drugs, emotionally dysfunctional, mentally ill, and medically at-risk, especially for HIV/AIDS. A high percentage of them have been sexually and physically abused.
* Homeless persons are at graet risk of hypothermia, poor nutrition, chronic health problems, physical attack and even death.
More info --
*Homeless Statistics in Cuyahoga County
*State of Homelessness in 2008
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*Average Nightly Demographics for Sheltered Persons
*How can I get help for my homelessness?
*Public Policy
