Homelessness in Alabama 2004

On any given day in Alabama there are 6,025* homeless people. Of them:

• 1,638 are unsheltered
• 1,328 are chronically homeless
• 527 are veterans
• 1,453 are dealing with substance abuse
• 448 are victims of domestic violence

*Reported to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2004.

You are more likely to become homeless if you are:

• Lacking job skills
• Mentally ill
• Medically impaired
• Lacking education
• A victim of domestic violence
• A victim of child abuse
• A victim of sexual assault
• Addicted to drugs or alcohol
• Black
• A female veteran
• A transient worker
• A single parent

What is Needed:

• Housing
• Transportation
• Rehabilitation services
• Healthcare services
• Mental health services
• Job training
• YOU!