The term “homeless”
includes someone without a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime
residence; and whose primary nighttime shelter is one of the following:
- a
supervised publicly or privately operated temporary shelter
- an
institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals
intended to be institutionalized
- a
public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a
regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
Each
year, about 2.5 to 3.5 million people experience homelessness for a
period of time and on any given night 750,000 people are homeless. According to the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelessness, the homeless population includes:
- 50%
families with children
- 20%
U.S. military veterans
- 25%
children under age 18
- 30%
have experienced domestic violence
- 20-25%
suffer from mental illness
We strive to help the homeless families and individuals in Sacramento by donating blankets.
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