Introduction

Introduction to Homelessness

About Homelessness

As of January 2020, Tennessee had an estimated 7,256 individuals experiencing homelessness on any given day, as reported by Continuums of Care to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of that total, 508 were family households, 570 were Veterans, 353 were unaccompanied young adults (aged 18-24), and 1,153 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. Homelessness does not look like what you may perceive it to be. Many think it is a person wearing dirty and torn clothes and living in their car or a tent in the woods. While that may be true in some instances, in most cases it is not. Many of those experiencing homelessness are working and have just encountered barriers to housing. With that being said, it is important to consider anyone who walks into a Career Solutions Center as potentially homeless. What are steps you can take to identify and assist a homeless person? Follow them here.