Why Are People Homeless? July 30, 2020 Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Homeless Veteran on the streets of Boston, MA / Photo by Matthew Woitunski, Wikimedia Commons A growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty. 071120-68-Homeless-Poverty-Economy Originally published by the National Coalition for the Homeless to the public domain. Like this:Like Loading... Continue Reading Previous: Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?Next: Full Tents, Empty Rooms: Hundreds of Homes for the Homeless Sit Vacant