How Can I Help Homeless People?
By: Madie Hutton
How Can I and Everyone Help?
Pray in your community, if you give homeless people words of encouragement they will be so happy because some people just need to know that everything is okay and that there are people who care for them.
How Many People are Homeless in the United States?
"In January 2015, 564,708 people were homeless on a given night in the United States.
Of that number, 206,286 were people in families, and
358,422 were individuals.
About 15 percent of the homeless population - 83,170 - are considered "chronically homeless” individuals.
About 2 percent - 13,105 - are considered "chronically homeless” people in families.
About 8 percent of homeless people- 47,725 - are veterans."
Why Should You Help Homeless People?
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