No Place to Call Home Homelessness and the Bridgeport Region.
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Homelessness and the Bridgeport Region
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3.5 million people Homeless in the US
Homeless in CT33000 people
Homeless in Bridgeport area1500 people
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Number of shelter bedsNumber of People using sheltersNumber of people turned away
869903727
beds86
SHELTERED
990
Turned Away
3727
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Out of 100 people who are homeless
39 are Children
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16% of people in bridgeport area shelters are employed
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41% have no income
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poor blacks living in urban settings were twice as likely to be homeless as poor whites in the same cities
48% of people in Bridgeport shelters are African American
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18.4% of the population and 16.2% of families are below the poverty line
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People with AIDS
are
three times more
likely
to be homeless
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18% report substance use histories
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11% report mental health problems
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Bridgeport’s Continuum of Care
Is a broad collaboration working to create
change and end homelessness.
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This presentation was created by
Shawn M. Lang Assistant Director
CT AIDS Residence Coalition
860.761.6699
© CT AIDS Residence Coalition, 2002
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