Facts About DC Homelessness 6,044 homeless single persons and families were counted in the January 2008 enumeration Homeless persons increased by 5% from the 2007 count 2,184 persons are chronically homeless  378 persons were estimated to be sleeping on the street  Average age is 49 1,264 suffer from chronic substance abuse 521 are severely mentally illness One in 10 has a severe mental illness co-occurring with chronic substance abuse 20% of homeless have chronic health problems 133 persons are living with HIV/AIDs 582 have been victims of domestic violence 11% are U.S. military veterans 468 do not speak English as their first language  734 homeless persons have lived in jails, prisons, hospitals, foster care, mental health or substance abuse treatment facilities or other institutional settings in the past, an 11% increase from the 2007 count
Source: Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness Issues Chronic Homelessness Families Veterans Youth Rural Homelessness Domestic Violence Mental/Physical Health Re-Entry *Source: http://www.endhomelessness.org/

Solutions

• Housing First
• Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing
• Solutions Focus Areas
• Ten Essentials
• Ten Year Plan
• Community Plans
• Local Progress

*Source: http://www.endhomelessness.org/