End chronic homelessness as we know it in our region by 2013. The Regional Commission on Homelessness has been implementing the Blueprint to "End Chronic Homeless in Metro Atlanta in 10 Years" since 2003.
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%newline%Challenges:
%newline%Chronically homeless people make up 5-20 percent of the population, but...
End chronic homelessness as we know it in our region by 2013. The Regional Commission on Homelessness has been implementing the Blueprint to "End Chronic Homeless in Metro Atlanta in 10 Years" since 2003.
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%newline%Challenges:
%newline%Chronically homeless people make up 5-20 percent of the population, but consume 50 percent of the available homeless resources; providing apartments connected to services for homeless people costs 66 percent less than only sheltering them; and twenty percent of the homeless population is chronically homeless.
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%newline%United Way priorities:
%newline%Providing housing connected to services for chronically homeless people; reunifying homeless individuals with their loved ones; improving the system for homeless women and children; providing comprehensive intake and assessment through Gateway 24/7 Homeless Service Center; and providing employment and other supportive services for chronically homeless individuals.(more)