Charities Help Cities Handle Rising Homelessness

In cities across the country where rising homelessness has caused people to use cars, tents, and scrap wood for shelter, charities have collaborated with advocacy groups to help manage these encampments as outdoor shelters, reports the Associated Press.

According to a report by the National Coalition for the Homeless, nearly 61 percent of local and state homeless coalitions say they have seen a rise in homelessness since the outset of the foreclosure crisis in 2007, a problem that has gotten worse due to continued foreclosures, rising gas and food prices, and a tightening job market, says the group.

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