State of the County

Nearly 25% of Westchester County's residents are now living below the poverty level.

Last year, over 5 million meals were served in "affluent" Westchester County - 50% of those being children.

There are over 3,000 people homeless in Westchester County

Below are re-posted statistics from Westchestergov.com

Facts About Homeless in Westchester:

Number of Homeless Families and Individuals as of January 2007:

738 Families
398 Singles and Childless Couples

Reasons for Homelessness in 2006:

Reasons for Homelessness % of total

Eviction by family/friends 58%

Eviction from primary residence 16%

Transience 3%

Discharge from hospital/institution 13%

Relocation from outside county 1%

Domestic Violence 3%

Fire Victims 1%

Substandard Building 5%

Other 0%

Origin of Homeless Family and Individual Cases 1/31/07:

County of Origin Number of Families Number of Individuals

Westchester 723 380

New York City 2 4

All other areas 15 14

Homeless Families Re-Housed into Permanent Housing:

Year Re-Housed 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Number Re-Housed 269 313 390 489 453