Dec 23, 2008 8:42 am US/Eastern
NYC Homeless Reaches Highest Levels In 25 Years
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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New York City deployed emergency outreach teams amid concerns that the below freezing temperatures could put the homeless in peril, but ordered nearly two dozen churches to not shelter the homeless.
AP
The number of homeless families staying in New York City shelters has hit its highest level in 25 years.
The Coalition for the Homeless says a record 9,720 families stayed in shelters in the month of November. That breaks a previous high of 9,500 in September 2007. It's 13 percent higher than a count of 8,607 families in May.
The coalition says it's the highest number of documented homeless families since the city began keeping count in 1983.
Homeless advocates fear the number could jump even higher if the economic turmoil in the city worsens.
City Department of Homeless Services officials say the city is equipped to handle the increase and is serving all homeless families.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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