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Why You Should Care
- There are 21,280
homeless in Iowa.
- Women and children make
up 61 percent of Iowa’s
homeless.
- Iowans below the poverty
line make up 11 percent
of Iowa’s population.
- Half of all homeless
adults in Iowa shelters suffer
from long term disabilities.
- Due to lack of space, Iowa
shelters turned away 756
people during a 2-week period.
- New Directions Shelter turned
down 135 requests from families
to stay at the Shelter due
to being completely full during
July and August 2007.
With additional funding, we can offer more case management and
assistance to homeless families in need.
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