What is homelessness and who does it affect? Homelessness means to have no home or permanent place of residence. Homelessness affects hundreds of thousands of people today. In the United States alone 750,000 people experience homelessness every night. 100,000 New Yorkers experience homelessness each year. Each night, nearly 32,000 homeless individuals sleep in the New York shelter system. What causes homelessness? There are many reasons why people become homeless. These reasons include poverty, disabilities (untreated mental illness), substance …showed first 75 words of 459 total…

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