claim: "one out of every four homeless people on our streets is a veteran."
author: john edwards
evidence_1: about 11% of the adult homeless population are veterans. roughly 45% of all homeless veterans are african american or hispanic, despite only accounting for 10.4% and 3.4% of the u.s. veteran population, respectively. ... two-thirds served our country for at least three years, and one-third were stationed in a war zone.
evidence_2: feb 21, 2012 ... conservatively, one out of every three homeless men who is sleeping in a doorway, alley or box in our cities and rural communities has put on a uniform and served this country. approximately 40% of homeless men are veterans, although veterans comprise only 34% of the general adult male population.
evidence_3: may 31, 2017 ... mirroring last year's count, only one of every four homeless people in both the city and across the county were classified as “sheltered,” meaning they were counted in an emergency shelter or longer-term transitional program. that left three of every four, or just under 43,000 countywide, living on the street.
evidence_4: how many veterans are homeless? while only 8% of americans can claim veteran status, 17% of our homeless population is made up of veterans. in 2010, the department of veteran affairs (va) estimated that on any given night there were 76,000 homeless veterans sleeping on american streets.
evidence_5: oct 13, 2014 ... renee delisle was one of over 3500 homeless people in santa cruz when she found out she was pregnant. the santa ... over 57,000 veterans are homeless each night, according to hud. ... there is enough public rental assistance to help about one out of every four extremely low-income households.