Homelessness in the United States

Homelessness in the United States

• 553,742 homeless people live on the streets in the United States.
• The most homeless population seen in the United States is in New York City, with a total number of 76,501 homeless people.
• Now in those 553,742 homeless people around 20%-25% have a mental health issue.

• NonProfitVote is a organization that has came out to help out the homeless. They help all the homeless people sign up to vote to get there vote to count.
• Did you know, when the homeless become homeless they usually take 1-3 years to get back on their feet and get out of the cycle?  
• Now a question we all ask ourselves is can the homeless vote? Well, of course, anyone who is a citizen in the United States can vote but need to follow the guidelines that the states have in place to be able to vote. Some guidelines that are statewide is that the homeless need to have an address in the city they are voting in. The states usually allow for the addresses to be located at a shelter, at a park, or anywhere where they normally at.