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Why The Numbers Matter: How Can We Measure Homelessness?

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Four Thousand. Working at an organization that provides services to those experiencing homelessness, I often find myself trying to explain to others the depth of homelessness in our city. When I do that, I find myself repeating the same number: 4,000. Four thousand, as I’ve said nearly as many times to my family and my friends, is the number of people who are homeless on any given night in Baltimore City.

I both love and hate the statistic. Read More