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19 Oct 2009 09:46

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U.S.: Here’s a sobering statistic on the homeless in this recession

  • 10% of those helped in the last year lost homes to foreclosure source
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10 Apr 2009 11:16

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World: Italy’s billionaire prime minister offers his homes to quake victims

  • Silvio Berlusconi is Italy’s second-richest man. Victims of the devastating Italiian earthquake, which killed hundreds and left thousands more without homes, will be getting some help from P.M. Silvio Berlusconi. “I will do what I can too, by offering some of my houses,” Berlusconi said at a state funeral for the more than 200 killed. 17,000 survivors are currently living in tents, so it’d be a bit of an upgrade for them. source
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25 Mar 2009 22:24

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U.S.: A lot of people are living in tents nowadays. That’s no good.

Like shanty towns in the 1930s, many Californians are living their lives in tents. That’s pretty depressing. :( source
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10 Mar 2009 10:14

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U.S.: The rate of youth homelessness is way higher than you’d guess

  • 1 in 50 kids experienced some homelessness in 2005- 2006
  • 42% of homeless kids are younger than six. Yikes. That sucks. :( source
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