JUST SOME FACTS ON HOMELESSNESS

Written By CARLOS JOSE Garcia Sanudo

The Department of Housing and Urban Development found that the County of San Diego has formed the San Diego Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH)–a group committed to preventing and alleviating homelessness in San Diego.

RTFH conducts a yearly point-in-time count of the county’s homeless including unsheltered (those living on the streets, in automobiles, abandoned buildings) and sheltered (those living in private or public temporary housing). The January 2018 count concluded that:

  • San Diego’s homeless population is the fourth largest in the country.

  • There are 8,102 homeless persons in San Diego county.

  • 10% of the total homeless population are veterans.

  • 36% of the total homeless population reported having a physical disability.

  • 12% of the total homeless population are youth under the age of 24.

  • 78% of the total homeless population reported becoming homeless in San Diego.

CARLOS JOSE Garcia Sanudo
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