Faces of the Homeless

The faces of the homeless are all around us.

The outreach work performed by the Hope For Freedom Society provides a a fairly accurate estimation of the number of homeless in the Tri-Cities as it is based on day-to-day contact with homeless persons. In its first report on the homeless in the Tri-Cities, Hope For Freedom estimated there were 177 homeless persons over the period April – September 2006. A follow-up report estimated this number had dropped to 162 over the period October 2006 – March 2007. The most recent estimate provided by Hope For Freedom is 213 persons homeless in the Tri-Cities at the end of March 2008. For more information, refer to Tri-Cities Outreach & Advocacy Report 1 and Outreach & Advocacy Report 2

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