1 in 3 people experiencing homelessness don't use the internet at all — a major barrier to accessing necessary resources.
For the fourth straight year in a row, the number of people experiencing homelessness rose in the United States in 2020. According to an annual nationwide survey by the Office of Policy Development and Research (OPDR), there were about 580K people living without traditional housing or in a temporary shelter last year — a 2.2% increase from 2019.
If that sounds low to you, it probably is. The report took a snapshot of homelessness in America in January 2020, before millions lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I can’t give you numbers,” said Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge on the report. “We know that it increased; we just don’t know those numbers.”
With 1 in 7 Americans behind on rent and national eviction moratoriums set to expire at the end of June, the situation is likely going to get much worse before it gets better.
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