Living the Mission - Homelessness
Interfaith Shelter Network Homeless Program
Did you know?
Total Homeless in US in 2007 = 671,859²
Total Homeless in CA in 2007 = 159,732²
- According to our County’s 2005 needs assessment survey, the number of people that become homeless in a given year is estimated at almost 35,000 individuals and persons in families in Orange County.
- Families with children represent about 60-70% of the homeless population (approximately 24,000 parents and their children).
- One in three of the clients AFH assists is a child under 15 years of age.
- There are an estimated 10,200 homeless children in Orange County. ¹
Did you know?
- Orange County is second only to Los Angeles for the largest number of homeless people in the State of California.
- The difference is that homelessness in LA County is caused by drug addiction, mental illness or substance abuse related factors.
- In Orange County, out of our 35,000 homeless, 80% of them were forced into this situation because of the lack of affordable housing and rent controls. Think about that; 80% of the people in Orange County who are currently homeless could be living in an apartment anywhere else in the Nation. It's only because of the cost of housing here that they remain homeless.
- We make our own homeless. This means we can also un-make them. ³
²Taken from National Alliance to end Homelessness
