HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IN RI

BACS CIPSPRING 2011

HOMELESS in RI

Families account for 39% of the homeless

Homelessness and the economy

In 2010, 51% of the homeless in R.I. were homeless for the first time

Homelessness by Race

56% of the homeless in RI are white

Problems that contribute to homelessness in RI

STATISTICS

These statistics were taken from people living in shelters or transitional housing. They do not account for the many people who sleep out of doors or those who are living with family or friends.

Doubled –up is the term used for people who are temporarily living with a family or friend. They are still considered homeless.

Veterans

Military veterans are much more likely to be homeless than other Americans, according to the government's first in-depth study of homelessness among former service members.

USA Today2/10/11

Before I started this class I thought only black family’s were homeless. As we talked about homelessness in Rhode Island I found out that more white people are homeless than blacks. Also, there are an infamous amount of homeless families. The image that I chose was a white family, they have been living in their car for over six months because they have no where else to live.

~Quasia

Homeless Veterans (Sign Says) Homeless Veteran very sick with liver cancer lost job

after 21years Please Help

God Bless You! What I have learned

from my housing class is that people are homeless for a reason. For example, I thought all homeless people were drug users or alcoholics. I now know that their not all like that. They can be veterans or other people that have fallen on hard times and have no where to go.

- Britni Hardy

What I was surprised by was the fact that Caucasian people have the highest percent of

homelessness in the state of Rhode Island

-Jhony Gonzalez

   This guy goes by the name Ted Williams. He became homeless

because he fell into drugs and alcohol. He became famous because of his

voice. -Jerry Berdugo

Where are we as Americans in our view towards the homeless?

~ Robert

Miss Colorado the Homeless Miss Colorado the Homeless Queen!Queen!

Miss Colorado is a homeless Miss Colorado is a homeless beauty pageant queen. She beauty pageant queen. She became homeless when her mom became homeless when her mom had a heart attack, became very had a heart attack, became very ill and had to pay for all of her ill and had to pay for all of her medication. They did not have medication. They did not have enough money to pay for rent so enough money to pay for rent so they were evicted. This is a quote they were evicted. This is a quote from Miss Colorado herself about from Miss Colorado herself about her experience. her experience. “It was just very “It was just very hard seeing everything, all of my hard seeing everything, all of my belongings, my dresses that I wanted belongings, my dresses that I wanted to compete in at Miss USA, thrown into to compete in at Miss USA, thrown into a trash bag and nowhere to be found.” a trash bag and nowhere to be found.” I chose this topic to show that I chose this topic to show that anyone can become homeless anyone can become homeless even If you are a beauty queen.even If you are a beauty queen.

Things happen!Things happen! ~Janessa Lavallee ~Janessa Lavallee

Chronic Homelessness18% of homeless

people in R.I are chronically homeless

To be considered chronically homeless, a person must have been on the streets or in emergency shelter a really long time

By Xavier Mendoza

12 percent of the homeless population in R.I. is

employed. ~Josh

Homeless VeteransVeterans can become

homeless because when they come home they are traumatized from the war. In the US, 96% of most homeless veterans are alone rather than part of a family. ~Ivelisse

Homeless Children in R.I

The percentage of homeless children in Rhode Island is 23%.

~Ian

Homeless & Drug AbuseI learned that white

people are mostly homeless in Rhode Island. And homelessness is sometimes caused by drug abuse. 

~Steven Benson

Being homeless doesn't mean you are drunk, lazy, and have no job. Many homeless people have a family and loved ones. Some just don't have the opportunity to find a job. All they need is that one lucky break to succeed in life. Homelessness doesn't only affect single men, it affects children, woman, students, friends, teachers, and maybe even your next door neighbours. :’(

-Tatiana Reis

Need Help!If you or someone else

is in need of help or in search of a home look into Crossroads Rhode Island, a place for the homeless and a place to begin a journey to a new life, or If you are interested in volunteer work call us @ 401-521-2255