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| The Homelessness Project:
who we serve |
Homelessness does not discriminate.
Homeless people come from all faiths & beliefs, and all
cultural, academic and employment backgrounds.
Since December 1989, THP has assisted 270 families, including 538 children. In 2004 alone, we supported 76 families who lived in our transitional housing or who moved to their own homes. Of these families:
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56%
were African American
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10% were Caucasian
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10% were multiracial
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7% were Native
America
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6%
were Latino
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1% were Pacific Islander
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11% had language barriers and spoke limited or no English
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10% had
disabilities including physical illnesses, developmental disabilities,
or mobility impairments
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They ranged in age from newborn to a 51 year-old
grandmother
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