Quick Facts on Homelessness

• Families with children comprise one of the fastest-growing segments of the homeless population today.
• 13% of Americans live in poverty, including one in five children - the highest rate in the industrialized world.
• 42% of homeless children are under the age of 6.
• Almost 60% of Americans will spend at least one year below the poverty line at some point between ages 25 and 75.
• There is no city or county anywhere in the United States where a worker making the minimum wage can afford a fair market rate one-bedroom apartment.
• 2 million additional American children will fall victim to the foreclosure crisis over the next two years.

But there is hope. Find out how you can get involved to make a difference in the lives of homeless families.

Quick Facts on Domestic Violence

• Acts of domestic violence occur every 9 seconds in the U.S.
• 50% of the couples in the U.S. experience some form of abuse in relationship.
• 25% of the couples in the U.S. experience violence as a common occurrence.
• 20% of all murders in this country are committed within the family.
• 42% of these murders are committed by the relationship partner.
• 40% of teen age girls report knowing someone that has been hit by their boyfriend.
• Family violence costs the nation $5 billion to $10 billion a year in medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters, foster care, and sick leave from work.
• 13,000 incidences of family violence occur at a women's workplace annually.

Quick Facts on Sexual Assault

• In 2005, more than a third (36%) of all sexual assault occurred at or in a victim's home.
• Of female sexual assault victims, 73% were assaulted by someone they knew.
• Ninety-two percent of rape or sexual assault victims in 2005 were female.
• In 2005, 38.3% of all rapes and sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement.
• Of the women who knew the offender, 38% were friends or acquaintances of the rapist and 28% were intimate partners.
• Girls age 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
• Victims of sexual assault are:
  3 times more likely to suffer from depression
  6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders
  14 times more likely to abuse alcohol
  26 more times likely to abuse drugs
  4 times more likely to contemplate suicide
• One out of every six American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape)

Various Stats Taken From:

National Domestic Violence Hotline, http://www.ndvh.org/

National Coalition for the Homeless, http://www.nationalhomeless.org/index.html