educate ourselves.

i think it’s important that when supporting something or an organization, you should know about it, and be knowledgeable in that topic, so that you can easily share your reason for supporting something. here are some things you should know:

-60% of the homeless go regularly without meals.

-81% of the homeless feel severe hunger.

(Information retrieved from Orange County Rescue Mission, www.feedthehomeless.org).

- According to the County’s 2005 needs assessment survey, the number of people that become homeless in a given year is estimated at almost 35,000 individuals and persons in families in Orange County.

-Families with children represent about 60-70% of the homeless population (approximately 24,000 parents and their children).

-There are an estimated 10,200 homeless children in Orange County.

-There are approximately 41 temporary shelters providing 2,647 beds for the homeless on any given night.

(Information above retrieved from American Family Housing, www.shelterforthehomeless.org/facts.htm).

-For most families, homelessness was not caused from substance abuse or mental illness but from financial loss, family problems, eviction or not having a job that pays enough to afford monthly rent.

-The average annual income of a homeless parent is $8,000.

(Information above retrieved from Colette’s Children Home, www.healinghomelessness.org).

-Approximately, 80,000 people are homeless each night in Los Angeles County.

(Information above retrieved from Institute for the study of Homelessness and Poverty, August 2004).