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by heavyset_go 881 days ago
The majority of homeless people are homeless for economic or relationship reasons like loss of job/income, insufficient income, breakups and divorce, and lack of affordable housing[1].

The fastest growing demographic of homeless people are entire families.

[1] https://homelesslaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Homeless_...

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From your own link.. that's only the top cause for families, which is only 30% of the total population. The causes for individuals are different and they represent the majority.

Finally.. this is all from a survey from the "U.S Conference of Mayors" which is mostly a lobbying organization as far as I can tell.

When in SF I used to cycle through an underpass that was often used as camping by homeless people.

One day I saw a little girl (10?) and her younger brother standing next to a tent, staring right at me as I went to my 6 figure job.

No child anywhere should be homeless.