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Council on Aging looks to address homeless issue

| Hansen Hasenberg

Homelessness is a pervading issue in the United States, particularly in American cities, but one group that suffers from homelessness often gets overlooked.

Most people think of those with substance abuse issues or other problems as comprising a large portion of the homeless population, but senior citizens comprise half of the homeless population across the United States, according to one report published in The Gerontologist in 2016.

 

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