MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE NEW MEXICO IS PERCEIVED TO BE A WARM STATE … BUT HOMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE HERE. THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE NUMBER OF STREET PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO HAS RISEN 2-POINT-7 PERCENT THIS YEAR. AND IT SHOWS MORE THAN 25 HUNDRED PEOPLE SPENT AT LEAST ONE NIGHT ON THE STREETS IN 2018. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A 5-POINT-2 PERCENT INCREASE IN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BEING HOMELESS.
HOMELESS VETERANS HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES FROM HOMELESSNESS IN NEW MEXICO COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE U-S.
THE ANNUAL HOMELESS ASSESSMENT REPORT FROM HUD HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO CONGRESS.
