Prevention Of Homelessness In Fresno

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Homelessness preventions have been a huge problem in Fresno the last few years. Many of the homeless are individuals that have been laid off from jobs, veterans, drug addicts, and/ or individuals that simply do not want to better their lives. Regardless of all the shelters and programs that help the homeless, homelessness is increasing in the city of fresno. In the last few months alone, fresno has been changing due to economic and social issues. With the increase of homelessness in the city, these issues have begun to target the homeless individuals by establishing a 10 year plan and creating new laws that affect the homeless.
According to The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, 88 percent of homeless individuals are unsheltered in Fresno,

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