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Cutbacks pinch homeless programs

Posted by Amanda Faith Moore On August - 25 - 2009

Homeless woman in FL applying for jobThis USA Today article online calls the current crisis of “falling revenue and rising need” a “perfect storm”. The article covers several state cutbacks across the country.

“Nationwide, government figures show that 1.6 million homeless people received shelter last year, largely unchanged from 2007, but the number of families increased 9% to 517,000.”

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