Below are factors contributing to an increasing homeless population:

1. In 2007, 12.5% of the U.S. population, or 37,300,000 million people, lived in poverty.
2. Eroding work opportunities
3. Stagnant or falling incomes
4. Less secure jobs which offer fewer benefits
5. Decline in public assistance
6. Extreme poverty is growing more common for children
7. A lack of affordable housing
8. Limited scale of housing assistance programs
9. Lack of affordable heath care
10. Hate crimes and violence targeted at homeless
11. Domestic violence
12. Mental illness
13. Addiction disorders

ref: National Coalition for the Homeless

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