Tent Cities
Foreclosures spur growth of tent cities:
From Seattle to Athens, Ga., advocacy groups and city agencies are reporting the most visible rise in homeless encampments in a generation.
Nearly 61 percent of local and state homeless coalitions say they have experienced a rise in homelessness since the foreclosure crisis began in 2007, according to a report by the National Coalition for the Homeless. The group says the problem has worsened since the report’s release in April, with foreclosures mounting, gas and food prices rising, and the job market tightening.
“It’s clear that poverty and homelessness have increased,” said Michael Stoops, acting executive director of the coalition. “The economy is in chaos, we’re in an unofficial recession, and Americans are worried, from the homeless to the middle class, about their future.”
In Philadelphia, homeless individuals on the streets have built scattered encampments in alleys, under train trestles, or in park areas, but nothing that meets the level of a tent city.
If that’s your vision for America, vote for John McKKKain.
June 17th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
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