Unemployment and home foreclosures have pushed more people onto the streets, according to a new report based on counts of homeless people conducted around the nation.
The number of Americans without housing grew 3 percent, to 656,129 people, between January 2008 and January 2009, according to a report released this week by The National Alliance to End Homelessness.
According to the report, "State of Homelessness in America," 20,000 people have joined the ranks of the homeless. ...