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many people remain at risk of finding themselves on the street, especially poor families.

The number of homeless veterans declined by more than 17 percent between January 2009 and January of this year. The population of the chronically homeless fell by more than 19 percent between 2007 and 2012.

But while conditions may be improving for homeless individuals, they may be getting worse for families with children, who have costlier needs and therefore fewer housing options

Characteristics of the average homeless family:

These families were very low income—the average income for all families was only $573/month