AREA'S HOMELESS SHARE NUMBER OF TRAITS.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Some 150 people down on their luck walked through the doors of Santa Clarita's homeless shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a bite to eat and a warm bed to sleep in. Most of them were men - 60 percent - nearly all were white and the majority were in the 24-44 age range, with three 18-23 and one over 55. Thirty percent of the clients admitted to alcoholism alcoholism, disease characterized by impaired control over the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Alcoholism is a serious problem worldwide; in the United States the wide availability of alcoholic beverages makes alcohol the most accessible drug, and alcoholism is , while 20 percent said they were addicted ad·dict·ed adj. 1. Physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance. 2. Compulsively or habitually involved in a practice or behavior, such as gambling. to drugs. Twenty-three percent were disabled, 10 percent developmentally disabled and 10 percent suffered chronic mental illness. Twelve percent were veterans. Of 27 who responded to a survey in January January: see month. , seven had been living on the streets, eight staying with friends or relatives, and three living in their cars. Eight had completed high school, eight more had gone to some college and three had college degrees. Fifteen had no income, while the others depended on welfare, Social Security, disability, unemployment insurance or a pension. One claimed an income of more than $2,000 a month. The time they had been homeless varied. Ten had no place to live for less than a month, while eight had been homeless for more than a year. A February survey showed that eight of the 27 who responded were homeless because they had lost their jobs, five had been asked to leave the homes where they were guests, three blamed health problems and two said they suffered a change in income. Over the four months the shelter operated, 1,984 beds were provided - most of them to the same clients night after night. The shelter served 6,924 meals. The shelter was run by 695 volunteers. |
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