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Above:Thomas Malinowski, 48, who lived on New York's streets for 13 years, sits on his cot in the "Safe Haven" shelter in Manhattan on January 21, 2007.
Homeless numbers 'alarming'
10/21/2008
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-21-homeless_N.htm
FORECLOSURES INCREASING
A surge in families seeking housing aid or shelter has followed rising home foreclosures nationwide.
Foreclosures Jan.-Aug.
2006: 801,354
2007: 1,341,295
2008: 2,049,782
Source: RealtyTrac
By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
More families with children are becoming homeless as they face mounting economic pressures, including mortgage foreclosures, according to a USA TODAY survey of a dozen of the largest cities in the nation.
Local authorities say the number of families seeking help has risen in Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle and Washington.
"Everywhere I go, I hear there is an increase" in the need for housing...
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