Homelessness in 2025: The Crisis We Can’t Keep Ignoring

Written By Ritam Chakrabarti

“I never thought it could happen to me.”
That’s the most common sentence heard in shelters across America.

The Numbers Are Worse Than You Think

🏚️ Over 771,000 people are homeless in the U.S.
🔺 That’s the highest recorded — ever.

  • 33% increase in homeless children

  • 150,000+ kids without a stable place to sleep

  • 39% spike in family homelessness

  • Black Americans = 32% of the homeless population, despite being only 12% of the U.S.

💬 "Homelessness is not just a housing issue. It's a justice issue." — Nan Roman, National Alliance to End Homelessness

What's Causing This?

✔️ Rent is unaffordable
✔️ Inflation makes food & gas luxuries
✔️ Not enough affordable housing
✔️ Climate disasters are displacing people
✔️ Systemic racism affects housing access

💬 "The line between stable housing and homelessness is thinner than most people realize." — HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge

Ritam Chakrabarti
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