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What is more than 100,000 people?
The number of people facing homelessness in Washington state
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What is drugs, poverty, mental illness and domestic violence?
Name one cause of homelessness
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What is 38%?
According to "The State of Homelessness in America 2013" statistics approximately __ percentage of the homeless are living unsheltered (living in the streets, in cars, abandoned buildings, other places not intended for human inhabitation)
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What are substance abuse, mental illness, unavailability of housing, prostitution and criminalization of the homeless?
The 5 main issues faced by the homeless
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What is Section 8?
The federal government's primary approach in assisting very low income and disabled individuals in getting affordable housing on the private market.
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Yes
If I don't have a house, but I live in my own car, am I considered homeless?
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False
True or False
There is one cause of homelessness |
What is a home?
A domicile, familiar usual setting of habitat
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What is alcohol?
38% of homeless are dependent on this
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What is find prevention/emergency assistance programs in your area, be sure your ID's currently available, make an emergency pack and go to churches?
This is what you should do if you are homeless or need help.
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What is 633,000 + people?
The number of people facing homelessness in the country
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True
Can having an education help keep people off the street?
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What is the purpose of a shelter?
Protection from the climate and weather, security, a place to lay down
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What is prostitution?
1/3 of homeless youth are lured into this within 48 hours of being on the streets
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What is Contribute, Advocate, Reach out and Education?
C.A.R.E stands for this
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