Study reveals more than 30 percent of homeless in county are children

By Times Press Recorder Staff

a division of Lee Central Coast Newspapers

A single count of homeless persons in San Luis Obispo County has revealed that on any given day, there are more than 3,800 people without a place to call home.

Even more alarming is that of the 3,829 homeless people recently surveyed during an enumeration count of the county’s homeless population, 35.8 percent of those without a permanent place to live are children. Five percent are senior citizens. The findings of the single-day count and 2009 enumeration study also show that the homeless are a diverse group who live in every area of the county. [Read more...]