Amy Hadden Marsh:
"The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless reports that more than 3 million people in the U.S. experience homelessness each year. About half are children. The U.S. also has the highest rate of homeless women among industrialized nations, the most on record since the Great Depression. But it's difficult to pin down exact numbers, Peppers said, because some don't want to be in the system, and this population, by nature, is always moving.
“They're traveling across the country looking for work,” she explained. “Families have kicked them out. They've lost their jobs, their cars, their homes, and they're just trying to find something in this country to work at.”
The shelter served more than 800 homeless from 2009 through 2011, and the numbers are rising. Ages range from 18 to 62.
In 2003, an average of 10 or 11 people used the facility during the day. By 2008, that number tripled. Now, the day program attracts up to 42 people every day, and, Peppers added, this is only a fraction of who's out there...."
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