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Miscellaneous Facts:

• 38% of homeless clients have dropped out of high school.
• 34% of homeless clients have earned a high school diploma.
• 54% of homeless population has been incarcerated.
• 23% of homeless clients are veterans.
• 62% of homeless children are age 8 and under.
• On average, homeless families have two children.
• Non-profit agencies operate 85% of homeless assistance programs.
• 3,000 - 6,000 homeless people in Baltimore City on any given night

Source: 

Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve , U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, December, 1999.

Helping People Off the Streets:  Real Solutions to Urban Homelessness , Center for Poverty Solutions, 1998.

 Data from the Maryland State Department of Human Resources.

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