Friday, December 5, 2008
News Add It Up: It’s a hard knock life
Posted by Mary Moore on Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Projected number of people who will experience homelessness in Atlanta and Fulton and DeKalb Counties: 22,000
Number of homeless children enrolled in metro Atlanta schools: 17,267
Percentage of Atlantans interviewed in 2007 who reported job loss or unemployment as their reason for homelessness: 42%
Unemployment Rate as of October 2007: 4.4%
Atlanta Unemployment Rate as of October 2008: 6.8%
Cost of monthly rent for an average two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta: $834
Current welfare benefits, per month, for a woman and two children: $282
Number of donation meters in downtown Atlanta to discourage homeless from panhandling: 5
Number of new meters to be installed in other Atlanta locations: 11
Amount of money, per month, Baltimore collects from 10 meters in its main tourism district: $100
Sources: Hands On Atlanta, Tri-Jurisdictional Homeless Census and Survey 2007, United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, Georgia Department of Labor, ajc.com
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