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What programs are available for people who are homeless? 

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What programs are available for people who are homeless? 

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there are six programs listed on the hud.gov website currently.  These programs for the homeless are run through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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How many people live below poverty in the US?

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How many people live below poverty in the US?

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In 2019, 34.0 million people were in poverty.

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What are the statistics of homelessness in Merrimack Valley?

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What are the statistics of homelessness in Merrimack Valley?

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In 2010, 2.41% of families in Massachusetts were declared homeless.Between 2009 and 2010 homelessness in Lowell increased by 36%. As of July, 2016, there are 885 SHI (Subsidized Housing Inventory) units in Billerica.

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What are the mental health statistics for members of the homeless community?

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What are the mental health statistics for members of the homeless community?

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25-33% of the homeless community has some form of mental illness

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What are programs specific to homeless youth?

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What are programs specific to homeless youth?

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On the youth.gov website there are eight programs listed programs for homeless and runaway children. Many of these programs were authorized by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act which was originally passed in 1974

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How many families were homeless in Massachusetts?

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How many families were homeless in Massachusetts?

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There were 12,212 people in families, who had children, homeless in Massachusetts.

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How many kids under the age of 18 are homeless in the US? In Massachusetts?

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How many kids under the age of 18 are homeless in the US? In Massachusetts?

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- 35,038 unaccompanied youth in the US
- 480 unaccompanied youth in Massachusetts

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What resources are available for the homeless with mental illnesses?

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What resources are available for the homeless with mental illnesses?

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Homeless shelters, psychiatric hospitals, and supportive housing are all reliable resources for the mentally ill homeless community.

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“Home.” National Alliance to End Homelessness, 15 Dec. 2020, endhomelessness.org/.

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“The Trauma Of...Homelessness, Merrimack Valley Trauma Services.” Merrimack Valley Trauma Services, mvtraumaservices.com/7987-staging/.

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