The cost of homelessness: 10%, the chronically homeless, use 90% of resources

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — While the community has a system and funding in place to track the homeless population, there are some numbers that are more difficult to account for.  The costs for public resources — medical expenses, emergency room visits and overnights spent in jail  — aren’t broken down according to who is homeless. Unhoused individuals … Continue reading The cost of homelessness: 10%, the chronically homeless, use 90% of resources